League

Istrau
Spectators: 5800 (Terracing: 4300, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) Călin Crăciun made the kick off and thus started the match. Cazimir Şneapotă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihăiţă Craia, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Călin Crăciun struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Cazimir Şneapotă didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Preh Romania. A collision led to Fc Preh Romania getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Tudor Moisil hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Călin Crăciun in the 23rd minute of play forced MARUSSI TEAM's goalkeeper Cazimir Şneapotă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cazimir Şneapotă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Călin Crăciun in the 27th minute of play. With his leg Gheorghe Dorineanu managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when MARUSSI TEAM's Eric Stelea fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Călin Crăciun scored 0-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cazimir Şneapotă, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. MARUSSI TEAM's Cazimir Şneapotă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihăiţă Craia in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Posteucă in the 42nd minute of play forced Fc Preh Romania's goalkeeper Gheorghe Dorineanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihăiţă Craia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cazimir Şneapotă having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Posteucă to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpected shot in the 53rd minute by Mihăiţă Craia got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Gheorghe Dorineanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Stelea in the 58th minute of the match. Cazimir Şneapotă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Călin Crăciun in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Mihnea Herea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gheorghe Dorineanu. Fc Preh Romania's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mihnea Herea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Petrică Păltineanu hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Daniel Posteucă 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. Gheorghe Dorineanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Stelea in the 73rd minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Eric Stelea notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Fc Preh Romania's Gheorghe Dorineanu. Gheorghe Dorineanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Mihnea Herea fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MARUSSI TEAM's protests and gave Mihnea Herea a yellow card for diving instead. If Calistrat Bântu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of MARUSSI TEAM booed when Fc Preh Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viorel Mihaiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Călin Crăciun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute, Mihăiţă Craia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fc Preh Romania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. MARUSSI TEAM's defense didn't have a chance, in the 97th minute, when Călin Crăciun scored to the left of an out of position Cazimir Şneapotă, making the score, 2-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fc Preh Romania walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.