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Cuceu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mihăiţă Crușeveanu started the match with the kick off. Mattias Engman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcu Chivulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th match minute, Jac CS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vali Ţirpescu to maneuver through the defense. Jac CS's Mattias Engman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Jac CS from getting a goal against them. Isac Isăceanu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 13th playminute. Jac CS's Ioan Iulian got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Cuceu getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Aurelian Minteuan hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Claudiu Lupescu got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 31st minute, Ioan Iulian got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cezar Drăgan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihăiţă Crușeveanu in the 32nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cuceu's zone, Mihăiţă Crușeveanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cezar Drăgan came out of the goal and Mihăiţă Crușeveanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcu Chivulescu in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mattias Engman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Mihăiţă Crușeveanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cezar Drăgan was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudiu Lupescu to make the kick off. Jac CS's Mattias Engman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Isăceanu in the 51st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcu Chivulescu during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd minute, Marcu Chivulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ioan Iulian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 58 played minutes Cuceu got a freekick which was hit by Marcu Coșmeanu. If Claudiu Lupescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ioan Iulian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isac Isăceanu in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mattias Engman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mattias Engman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Isăceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Isac Isăceanu put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mattias Engman. Mattias Engman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Isăceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Jac CS's goal looked a bit too open when Isac Isăceanu came free, but Mattias Engman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Isac Isăceanu came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Cuceu 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 Isac Isăceanu couldn't finish the play. Sandu Casian charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandu Casian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sandu Casian hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Isac Isăceanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cuceu's Cezar Drăgan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihăiţă Crușeveanu in the 94th minute of play. Claudiu Lupescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mattias Engman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claudiu Lupescu ran back to his position shaking his head. Cuceu were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Jac CS for a fine match.