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Darmanesti
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claudiu Blăniță got the match started through his kick off. In the 13th minute, Mădălin Burnei made a precise shot to the right of Aurelian Tâbârnă. Steluta Darmanesti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Cosmin Chifu notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Steluta Darmanesti's Aurelian Tâbârnă. Aurelian Tâbârnă was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Steluta Darmanesti fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Steluta Darmanesti's Claudiu Blăniță 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cosmin Chifu might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aurelian Tâbârnă. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cosmin Chifu ran back to his position shaking his head. Victor Huțupan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudiu Blăniță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Romanian Patriots's zone, Cristinel Coșeriu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victor Huțupan came out of the goal and Cristinel Coșeriu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Claudiu Blăniță received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Victor Huțupan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romanian Patriots's Mădălin Burnei got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Claudiu Blăniță sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cosmin Chifu was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Romanian Patriots booed when Steluta Darmanesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dragoş Apostu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aurelian Tâbârnă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosmin Chifu in the 57th minute of the match. Cosmin Chifu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Aurelian Tâbârnă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Steluta Darmanesti's Aurelian Tâbârnă got control of the ball when Mădălin Burnei tried to sneak it across the goal line. Olimpiu Vasiloiu kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Claudiu Blăniță had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victor Huțupan. Romanian Patriots's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudiu Blăniță was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. If Mădălin Burnei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcu Tatu hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. After 91 minutes, Cosmin Chifu made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Steluta Darmanesti's Aurelian Tâbârnă tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 95th minute, Cristinel Coșeriu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victor Huțupan was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.