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Tineretului
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Liviu Ungur kicked off to start the match. Moise Spoială struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Rareș Podgoreanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Baba. In the 6th minute, Șerban Mușat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Baba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Stegarii were furious when Octav Olteanu was red carded, 14 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Rareș Podgoreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moise Spoială, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The supporters of Baba booed when Stegarii was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Corneliu Stolniciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baba's Moise Spoială got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Șerban Mușat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rareș Podgoreanu was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Petre Şimandan during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of Baba:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Stegarii:s goal. Rareș Podgoreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moise Spoială in the 33rd minute of the match. The supporters of Baba booed when Stegarii was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moise Frâncu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The corner led Baba's Petre Şimandan to fire away a dangerous shot which Rareș Podgoreanu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Rareș Podgoreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Șerban Mușat, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Șerban Mușat had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rareș Podgoreanu. Stegarii's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Șerban Mușat was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Șerban Mușat to make the kick off. Moise Spoială could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Rareș Podgoreanu made a huge save. Iustinian Poplăcan, 55 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Moise Spoială's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Rareș Podgoreanu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 67th match minute, Stegarii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corneliu Stolniciu to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the match, Baba's Petre Şimandan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Stegarii's zone, Șerban Mușat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rareș Podgoreanu came out of the goal and Șerban Mușat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Șerban Mușat was extremely unlucky when he, in the 84th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 86th minute, Moise Spoială made a precise shot to the right of Rareș Podgoreanu. Stegarii's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Moise Spoială sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baba played a much better game than Stegarii and deserved their victory. The Stegarii players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.