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Abram
Spectators: 6863 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Demetrio Urbani in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucrețiu Graur saved FC Steaua from getting behind. ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Demetrio Urbani in the 4th minute. The supporters of ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita booed when FC Steaua was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Constantin Bărbuceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute of the match Ciprian Agulescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucrețiu Graur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lucrețiu Graur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nistor Oltean in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, FC Steaua's goal looked a bit too open when Demetrio Urbani came free, but Lucrețiu Graur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Demetrio Urbani might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucrețiu Graur. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Demetrio Urbani ran back to his position shaking his head. Nistor Oltean took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucrețiu Graur. Lucrețiu Graur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Demetrio Urbani in the 21st minute of play forced FC Steaua's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Graur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nistor Oltean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucrețiu Graur having to interfere. Sever Chiriloaie hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's Corneliu Oardă proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita from getting a goal against them. Corneliu Oardă made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Laurențiu Mihele sent off a good shot on target. Corneliu Oardă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sever Chiriloaie, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Lucrețiu Graur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nistor Oltean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gigel Voina kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After some careless play in the ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita defense, Sever Chiriloaie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Corneliu Oardă. The ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Corneliu Oardă should have stopped the shot. Laurențiu Mihele hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Steaua's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Graur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC Steaua's Lucrețiu Graur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demetrio Urbani in the 46th minute of play. Nistor Oltean took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucrețiu Graur. Lucrețiu Graur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's Olimpiu Hristea was substituted for Luis Treviño. After the first half ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When Valer Brașoveanu fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Steaua's protests and gave Valer Brașoveanu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Steaua getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Valer Brașoveanu hit a great ball. In the 69th match minute, FC Steaua was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gigel Voina to maneuver through the defense. 73 minutes into the match, Demetrio Urbani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucrețiu Graur. FC Steaua's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Demetrio Urbani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Cristinel Stoian's late challenge caught a FC Steaua's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristinel Stoian helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd match minute, ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristinel Stoian to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florin Grădinaru in the 83rd minute of play forced ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's goalkeeper Corneliu Oardă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Corneliu Oardă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurențiu Mihele in the 85th minute of the match. Laurențiu Mihele sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's Demetrio Urbani slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lucrețiu Graur. That made the score 1-6 after 90 minutes of play. 93 minutes into the game, Gigel Voina was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Steaua's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita the free kick. A collision led to FC Steaua getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Gigel Voina hit a great ball. ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita played a much better game than FC Steaua and deserved their victory. The FC Steaua players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.