League

Bolovanu Arena
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Ernest Arnăuțescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionică Antipa in the 4th minute of play. Pompiliu Dima's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dinu Stănciulescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Rareș Iosub scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ernest Arnăuțescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Alex's Pompiliu Dima got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rareș Iosub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pompiliu Dima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rareș Iosub fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Arnăuțescu having to interfere. Ionică Antipa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rareș Iosub in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernest Arnăuțescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Alex's Ernest Arnăuțescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rareș Iosub in the 42nd minute of play. Dorel Iosifian charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dorel Iosifian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pompiliu Dima was the one to do the kick off. Ernest Arnăuțescu made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Rareș Iosub sent off a good shot on target. Mihail Ciupe charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mihail Ciupe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cuzaplac FC's Mihail Ciupe got a free kick in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Rareș Iosub had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ernest Arnăuțescu. FC Alex's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rareș Iosub was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Ionică Antipa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ernest Arnăuțescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionică Antipa in the 66th minute of the match. Gică Lucaci charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gică Lucaci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dinu Stănciulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pompiliu Dima in the 70th minute of play. After having played for 73 minutes, Rareș Iosub managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cuzaplac FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rareș Iosub was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 76 minutes into the match, Cuzaplac FC's Rareș Iosub sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernest Arnăuțescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rareș Iosub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cuzaplac FC's Rareș Iosub got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Rareș Iosub came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Cuzaplac FC 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 Rareș Iosub couldn't finish the play. Rareș Iosub was extremely unlucky when he, in the 88th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Pompiliu Dima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Dinu Stănciulescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernest Arnăuțescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionică Antipa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Cuzaplac FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Alex throughout the match.