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STEAUA KYB
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Ilie Bota started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Ilie Bota took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Denis Bogătan to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Ionuț Bujor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seatbelt FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ionuț Bujor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iordache Cârstea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gabriel Gorun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Iordache Cârstea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Seatbelt FC's Gabriel Gorun got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Gabriel Gorun came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Seatbelt FC 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 Gabriel Gorun couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Horea Mateianu got free with Denis Bogătan in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Seatbelt FC's Denis Bogătan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Seatbelt FC from getting a goal against them. In the 34th minute, Gabriel Gorun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iordache Cârstea was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If Gabriel Gorun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iordache Cârstea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Gorun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The supporters of STEAUA KYB booed when Seatbelt FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ionuț Bujor didn't get a good kick on the ball. If David Benga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Denis Bogătan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilie Bota, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Seatbelt FC's Denis Bogătan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horea Mateianu in the 57th minute of play. Denis Bogătan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilie Bota, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Denis Bogătan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilie Bota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ionuț Bujor took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iordache Cârstea. Iordache Cârstea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Seatbelt FC's Damian Filip got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Denis Bogătan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilie Bota in the 74th minute of the match. Nichifor Mihuleac was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 75 minutes into the match. The referee gave STEAUA KYB a penalty, 77 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dorel Burca, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Seatbelt FC's Denis Bogătan. 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horea Mateianu in the 80th minute of play forced Seatbelt FC's goalkeeper Denis Bogătan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denis Bogătan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horea Mateianu in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Nicu Baldazar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The STEAUA KYB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Nicu Baldazar succeeded in the game's 86th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-3. Damian Filip's late challenge caught a STEAUA KYB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Damian Filip helped the player get up and apologised. Denis Bogătan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilie Bota, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Denis Bogătan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horea Mateianu, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. Seatbelt FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.