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Ion Oblemenco
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniël Bergkamp got the match started through his kick off. Mihăiţă Aldulescu kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alex Necșulescu during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alex Necșulescu kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Marcel Ciomag showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniël Bergkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. During the 13th minute of the match Alex Necșulescu completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Alex Necșulescu a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Sergiu Panțâru's late challenge caught a The Unity BvB 09's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergiu Panțâru helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of The Unity BvB 09 booed when Universitatea Craiova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergiu Panțâru didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliodor Velicu in the 21st minute of play forced The Unity BvB 09's goalkeeper Marcel Ciomag to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind The Unity BvB 09's goalkeeper Marcel Ciomag, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 29th minute, Costică Bobocea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniël Bergkamp struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Marcel Ciomag didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Universitatea Craiova. After 37 played minutes Universitatea Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Tadeo Froylan. The Unity BvB 09's Flavius Neculuță took a good shot, in the 38th minute, which hit the crossbar above Adam Banica's head, and flew over the goal. Universitatea Craiova's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by The Unity BvB 09. With a little luck, The Unity BvB 09's Marcel Ciomag got control of the ball when Daniël Bergkamp tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniël Bergkamp in the 47th minute of play forced The Unity BvB 09's goalkeeper Marcel Ciomag to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Mihăiţă Aldulescu made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ovidiu Ticulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniël Bergkamp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Marcel Ciomag tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cornel Caranică charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cornel Caranică the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, The Unity BvB 09's Cornel Caranică got a free kick in the 54th minute. The Unity BvB 09's Marcel Ciomag played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniël Bergkamp in the 55th minute of play. Sergiu Panțâru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Marcel Ciomag tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniël Bergkamp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcel Ciomag read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Eliodor Velicu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Ciomag having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, The Unity BvB 09's goal looked a bit too open when Daniël Bergkamp came free, but Marcel Ciomag reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Universitatea Craiova's Daniël Bergkamp sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcel Ciomag narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sergiu Panțâru blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcel Ciomag having to make a save. In the 79th minute, Daniël Bergkamp made a precise shot to the right of Marcel Ciomag. The Unity BvB 09's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The Unity BvB 09's Marcel Ciomag played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Panțâru in the 82nd minute of play. Eliodor Velicu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 85 minutes, Daniël Bergkamp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Universitatea Craiova's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniël Bergkamp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Universitatea Craiova's Sergiu Panțâru got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcel Ciomag showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniël Bergkamp in the 88th minute of the match. Costică Bobocea blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcel Ciomag having to make a save. Daniël Bergkamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Universitatea Craiova's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.