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Petelei
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nicolae Vasiliu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Dan Horodincă made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentin Bărnuțiu during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Valentin Bărnuțiu hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Budiasca FC's Gelu Vătafu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valer Răduț narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dan Horodincă was a little too slow when Nicolae Vasiliu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. Dan Horodincă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolae Vasiliu in the 15th minute. When Gelu Vătafu came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Budiasca 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 Gelu Vătafu couldn't finish the play. Budiasca FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Costică Manolache in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Joita in the 35th minute of play forced Petelei AFC's goalkeeper Valer Răduț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Bărnuțiu was shown his second yellow card after 36 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Petelei AFC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Valentin Bărnuțiu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Joita in the 39th minute of play forced Petelei AFC's goalkeeper Valer Răduț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Andrei Joita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Budiasca FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. With a little luck, Budiasca FC's Dan Horodincă got control of the ball when Damian Tomescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Budiasca FC's goalkeeper Dan Horodincă had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolae Vasiliu. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andrei Joita was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Nicolae Vasiliu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Petelei AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolae Vasiliu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dan Horodincă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Damian Tomescu fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Petelei AFC's protests and gave Damian Tomescu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Budiasca FC booed when Petelei AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damian Tomescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viorel Stănoiu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dan Horodincă having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolae Vasiliu in the 64th minute of play forced Budiasca FC's goalkeeper Dan Horodincă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Budiasca FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Petelei AFC:s goal. If Nicolae Vasiliu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valer Răduț didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 76th minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. Viorel Stănoiu hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Valer Răduț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Joita in the 83rd minute of the match. The supporters of Petelei AFC booed when Budiasca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrei Joita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petelei AFC's Valer Răduț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrei Joita in the 92nd minute of play. When Andrei Joita came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Budiasca 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 Andrei Joita couldn't finish the play. Nicolae Vasiliu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 98 minutes into the match, Nicolae Vasiliu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dan Horodincă. Budiasca FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolae Vasiliu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Petelei AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Budiasca FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.