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Darmanesti
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Petru Curuțiu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Steaua Bihorului's supporters rose to their feet, but Petru Curuțiu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aurelian Tâbârnă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Steaua Bihorului booed when Steluta Darmanesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudiu Blăniță didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7thth minute of the game Petru Curuțiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Steluta Darmanesti's Aurelian Tâbârnă was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aurelian Tâbârnă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albert Irimia, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costel Aalexoaiei in the 17th minute of play forced Steluta Darmanesti's goalkeeper Aurelian Tâbârnă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Albert Irimia came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Steaua Bihorului 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 Albert Irimia couldn't finish the play. After 21 minutes, Petru Curuțiu made it 0-1 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. Albert Irimia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Albert Irimia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Aurelian Tâbârnă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Steaua Bihorului's Costică Tudorică got a free kick in the 30th minute. Aurelian Tâbârnă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petru Curuțiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristinel Coșeriu got free with Nicodim Târban in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Claudiu Blăniță fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicodim Târban having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Steluta Darmanesti's Marcu Tatu got a free kick in the 54th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albert Irimia got free with Aurelian Tâbârnă in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Costică Tudorică charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Costică Tudorică the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Costică Tudorică hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th match minute, Steaua Bihorului was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costică Tudorică to maneuver through the defense. Aurelian Tâbârnă was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Petru Curuțiu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 71 minute of play. Dragoş Apostu lost his temper 75 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 74th minute, one of Steluta Darmanesti:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Steluta Darmanesti. If Albert Irimia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 0-6 became the score in the 92nd minute when Petru Curuțiu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 97th minute, Costel Aalexoaiei left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Steaua Bihorului fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. When the match was over Steaua Bihorului could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Steluta Darmanesti throughout the match.