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Cuhea
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nistor Raicu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti's Horea Maniu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cornel Creangă made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of Cuhea booed when F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelian Podgoreanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alex Şuplăcan scored 0-2 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cornel Creangă, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th match minute, F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Şuplăcan to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute, Alex Şuplăcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 21 minutes, Dorin Hidișan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti and the Cuhea players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 21 played minutes F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti got a freekick which was hit by Dorin Hidișan. The audience cheered when Nichifor Şimandan's long shot passed Petre Zgrăbunţa's right side. It was 1-2, 22 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucrețiu Purje in the 28th minute of play forced F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti's goalkeeper Petre Zgrăbunţa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petre Zgrăbunţa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mihai Ardelean in the 35th minute. Cornel Creangă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horea Maniu in the 39th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 44 minutes into the game, when Stelian Homeag put in a rough tackle.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mihai Ardelean was the one to do the kick off. If Horea Maniu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute, F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti's Nistor Raicu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Alex Şuplăcan kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Mihai Ardelean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petre Zgrăbunţa having to interfere. Iustinian Roşu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti's Aurelian Podgoreanu got a free kick in the 60th minute. Petre Zgrăbunţa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihai Ardelean, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 68th minute, Nistor Raicu 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. Nistor Raicu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Cornel Creangă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cornel Creangă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nistor Raicu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cornel Creangă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nistor Raicu, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Cuhea's Iacob Apetroaiei got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mihai Ardelean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st minute, Horea Maniu 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. Horea Maniu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cornel Creangă having to make a save.