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Drogul
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rareș Arotăriței got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iosif Cinteză in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ernest Bara saved FC AFC TULCEA from getting behind. Cristi Ionașcu made in the 15th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by PeanutNetwork's Alexandru Petculescu. Ernest Bara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valer Alecu's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute Petre Dudea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasile Babarada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC AFC TULCEA's Isac Buceceanu got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 24th minute, Valer Alecu 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. Dinu Lucan's late challenge caught a PeanutNetwork's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dinu Lucan helped the player get up and apologised. PeanutNetwork's Rareș Arotăriței got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. PeanutNetwork's Rareș Arotăriței got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rareș Arotăriței fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Bara having to interfere. Valer Alecu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ernest Bara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vasile Babarada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isac Buceceanu in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Petre Dudea was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Valer Alecu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ernest Bara was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The PeanutNetwork fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when PeanutNetwork's Iosif Cinteză looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ernest Bara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rareș Arotăriței in the 60th minute of the match. FC AFC TULCEA's Ernest Bara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rareș Arotăriței in the 63rd minute of play. Valer Alecu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Bara having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, PeanutNetwork's goalkeeper Vasile Babarada had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristi Ionașcu. Valer Alecu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Isac Buceceanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC AFC TULCEA's goalkeeper Ernest Bara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Isac Buceceanu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 77th playminute. Valer Alecu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Bara having to interfere. Ernest Bara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valer Alecu in the 87th minute of play. Ernest Bara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rareș Arotăriței went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Isac Buceceanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Vasile Babarada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC AFC TULCEA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for PeanutNetwork.