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METAXA
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eric Trapcea started the match with the kick off. Emil Chifu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10thth minute of the game Lucrețiu Angheluță who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but METAXA's Gigel Buciuman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Stioboreni's Emil Chifu in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye METAXA's goalie prevented a goal. Gigel Buciuman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucrețiu Angheluță, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Lucrețiu Angheluță fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gigel Buciuman having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Emil Chifu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 22nd minute, Emil Chifu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gigel Buciuman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucrețiu Angheluță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emil Chifu might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gigel Buciuman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emil Chifu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 27th minute, Lucrețiu Angheluță got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Emil Chifu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucrețiu Angheluță in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gigel Buciuman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 33 minutes into the game, Alin Chițes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gigel Buciuman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lucrețiu Angheluță struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Gigel Buciuman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stioboreni. In the 42nd minute, Eduard Cantemir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Lucrețiu Angheluță's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gigel Buciuman was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Alin Chițes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stioboreni's supporters rose to their feet, but Alin Chițes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gigel Buciuman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucrețiu Angheluță stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gigel Buciuman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Chifu, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute Lucrețiu Angheluță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Buciuman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduard Cantemir's late challenge caught a Stioboreni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eduard Cantemir helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th match minute, METAXA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Cantemir to maneuver through the defense. Gigel Buciuman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucrețiu Angheluță's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. After 59 minutes of play, Stioboreni's Lucrețiu Angheluță made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gigel Buciuman was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, METAXA's Eduard Cantemir got a free kick in the 61st minute. The supporters of Stioboreni booed when METAXA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eric Trapcea didn't get a good kick on the ball. METAXA's Gigel Buciuman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Angheluță in the 63rd minute of play. When Dan Ecobescu came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Stioboreni fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dan Ecobescu couldn't finish the play. Lucrețiu Angheluță sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lucrețiu Angheluță received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Gigel Buciuman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gigel Buciuman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucrețiu Angheluță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emil Chifus short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Gigel Buciuman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. METAXA's Gigel Buciuman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Angheluță in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Emil Chifu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gigel Buciuman was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 86th minute Emil Chifu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Buciuman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliodor Ponor during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86th minute, Eliodor Ponor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Stioboreni's Lucrețiu Angheluță slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gigel Buciuman. That made the score 0-5 after 88 minutes of play. Gigel Buciuman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Angheluță in the 92nd minute of the match. Gigel Buciuman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Angheluță in the 94th minute of the match. If Emil Chifu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stioboreni's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.