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fc falciu
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5696, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) Mihai Ungureanu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sergiu Panțâru hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Daniël Bergkamp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Panait Nedelcea was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Tadeo Froylan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Panait Nedelcea. Juventus Fălciu's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 13th minute, Daniël Bergkamp ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Panait Nedelcea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Daniël Bergkamp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panait Nedelcea having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniël Bergkamp in the 22nd minute of play forced Juventus Fălciu's goalkeeper Panait Nedelcea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Juventus Fălciu's goal looked a bit too open when Daniël Bergkamp came free, but Panait Nedelcea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adam Banica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihai Ungureanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergiu Panțâru's late challenge caught a Juventus Fălciu'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 Juventus Fălciu booed when Universitatea Craiova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergiu Panțâru didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 32 played minutes Mihai Ungureanu rounded Universitatea Craiova's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. The audience was convinced that Daniël Bergkamp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Panait Nedelcea was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. When Sergiu Panțâru came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Universitatea Craiova 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 Sergiu Panțâru couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Juventus Fălciu's goalkeeper Panait Nedelcea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sergiu Panțâru got his second yellow card in the match during the 44th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Juventus Fălciu booed when Universitatea Craiova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergiu Panțâru didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniël Bergkamp to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Costică Bobocea dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Panait Nedelcea, 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus Fălciu's zone, Daniël Bergkamp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Panait Nedelcea came out of the goal and Daniël Bergkamp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 61st minute of the match Avram Amandiței shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Panait Nedelcea showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 62nd minute Sergiu Barbosu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Nedelcea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Juventus Fălciu's Iulian Costescu got a free kick in the 63rd minute. With his leg Panait Nedelcea managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Universitatea Craiova's Daniël Bergkamp fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Daniël Bergkamp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Panait Nedelcea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute Mihai Ungureanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Banica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniël Bergkamp in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Panait Nedelcea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Universitatea Craiova getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Eliodor Velicu hit a great ball. Daniël Bergkamp might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Panait Nedelcea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniël Bergkamp ran back to his position shaking his head. After 91st play minutes Daniël Bergkamp shot 1-3, a short shot which went by Panait Nedelcea and just under the crossbar into goal. Universitatea Craiova's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.