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Lions Arena
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maxim Fulga started the match with the kick off. CS.GLORIA CTP ARAD's Octav Papaiani got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marius Luican fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavius Gheară having to interfere. Martin Lucrețiu's late challenge caught a UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martin Lucrețiu helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA booed when CS.GLORIA CTP ARAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Lucrețiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marius Luican fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavius Gheară having to interfere. Flavius Abrudan hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Octav Papaiani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CS.GLORIA CTP ARAD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Octav Papaiani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th minute, UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's Maxim Fulga dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 29 minutes into the game, CS.GLORIA CTP ARAD's Adrian Ceaușescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dumitru Braia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Dumitru Braia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Ceaușescu in the 32nd minute of play. After having played for 33 minutes, Marius Luican managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marius Luican was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavius Gheară took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxim Fulga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's Marius Luican got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Flavius Gheară made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Fulga in the 42nd minute of play. Martin Lucrețiu hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Dumitru Braia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Ceaușescu in the 56th minute of play. Maxim Fulga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavius Gheară having to interfere. Dan Vulturar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Dumitru Braia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the game, Octav Papaiani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CS.GLORIA CTP ARAD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA the free kick. In the 72nd match minute, CS.GLORIA CTP ARAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octav Papaiani to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Marius Luican made a precise shot to the right of Flavius Gheară. CS.GLORIA CTP ARAD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Ceaușescu in the 79th minute of play forced UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's goalkeeper Dumitru Braia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Adrian Ceaușescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CS.GLORIA CTP ARAD's Silviu Strungă suffered a concussion in the 86th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 86 minutes, Maxim Fulga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA and the CS.GLORIA CTP ARAD players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of CS.GLORIA CTP ARAD booed when UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maxim Fulga didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Maxim Fulga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Flavius Gheară was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Maxim Fulga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavius Gheară was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Codruț Răduț during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 97 played minutes UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA got a freekick which was hit by Codruț Răduț. UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CS.GLORIA CTP ARAD for a fine match.