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Tulesti
Spectators: 7323 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gică Isbășoiu kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, JIUL Petrosani's goalkeeper Viorel Chindriș had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gică Isbășoiu. Cristinel Luncașu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Viorel Chindriș tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gică Isbășoius short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Viorel Chindriș to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The nice shot from Gică Isbășoiu in the 21stth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Viorel Chindriș had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by JIUL Petrosani's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marin Apolzan was slow to take the kick. During this time Tulesti's players had a chance to rest. Viorel Chindriș made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Gică Isbășoiu sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gică Isbășoiu got free with Viorel Chindriș in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Panait Balaeț hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Tulesti booed when JIUL Petrosani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilie Măliță didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dragoş Ţopescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Viorel Chindriș tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Tulesti's Claudiu Lupulescu was substituted for Rareș Bejgăneanu. The supporters of JIUL Petrosani booed when Tulesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Călin Moți didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mihai Macamete showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Șerban Apăvăloaie, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Mihai Macamete showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Șerban Apăvăloaie, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Viorel Chindriș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gică Isbășoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The audience was convinced that Gică Isbășoiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Viorel Chindriș was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Viorel Chindriș stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dragoş Ţopescu's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. After 72 minutes of play, Tulesti's Gică Isbășoiu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Viorel Chindriș was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tulesti's Gică Isbășoiu got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, JIUL Petrosani's goal looked a bit too open when Gică Isbășoiu came free, but Viorel Chindriș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Viorel Chindriș didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gică Isbășoiu went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 83 minutes into the match, Viorel Diaconu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mihai Macamete, 2-1. After 87 played minutes JIUL Petrosani got a freekick which was hit by Ilie Măliță. After 88 played minutes, Tulesti's Marin Apolzan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Viorel Chindriș came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tulesti reached it. With 93 minutes on the clock, Marin Apolzan commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Marin Apolzan kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Doru Andronache was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 95th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal.