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Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabian Strungă started the match with the kick off. Octav Andronescu charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Octav Andronescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th minute, Octav Andronescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabian Strungă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidiu Boldișor having to interfere. Otelul Galati's Octav Andronescu got his second yellow card of the match in the 10th minute. The referee ordered Octav Andronescu off the ground. Octav Andronescu kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Cosmin Penaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Strungă in the 15th minute of play forced Otelul Galati's goalkeeper Ovidiu Boldișor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Steaua Buceresti Fc's Cosmin Penaru in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Otelul Galati's goalie prevented a goal. Fabian Strungă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Ovidiu Boldișor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ovidiu Boldișor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosmin Penaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Steaua Buceresti Fc's Cosmin Penaru in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Otelul Galati's goalie prevented a goal. Otelul Galati's Ovidiu Boldișor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Strungă in the 37th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Romeo Ciutacu was the one to do the kick off. If Cosmin Penaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cosmin Penaru might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ovidiu Boldișor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cosmin Penaru ran back to his position shaking his head. Cosmin Penaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidiu Boldișor having to interfere. Fabian Strungă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidiu Boldișor having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Otelul Galati's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Strungă came free, but Ovidiu Boldișor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute Fabian Strungă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidiu Boldișor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabian Strungă's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ovidiu Boldișor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Fabian Strungă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Ovidiu Boldișor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabian Strungă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidiu Boldișor having to interfere. When the match was over Steaua Buceresti Fc could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Otelul Galati throughout the match.