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Papiesti
Spectators: 6705 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1705, VIP seats: 0) Papiesti's Mihnea Agulescu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With his leg Gigi Vaida managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Papiesti's Iustin Brad fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Gigi Vaida made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Iustin Brad sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Bratienii AC's Gigi Vaida got control of the ball when Iustin Brad tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iustin Brad got free with Gigi Vaida in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Iustin Brad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mihnea Agulescu in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gigi Vaida saved Bratienii AC from getting behind. After 30 played minutes Bratienii AC got a freekick which was hit by Eliodor Beșliu. With his leg Gigi Vaida managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Papiesti's Iustin Brad fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cătălin Anghelescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Irinel Comăneci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cătălin Anghelescu in the 40th minute of play. Cătălin Anghelescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Irinel Comăneci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cătălin Anghelescu to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Iustin Brad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Vaida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Papiesti booed when Bratienii AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. George Maruță didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Bratienii AC booed when Papiesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernest Ipate didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 61 played minutes, Bratienii AC's Teodor Albeanu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Irinel Comăneci came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bratienii AC reached it. After some careless play in the Bratienii AC defense, Mihnea Agulescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gigi Vaida. The Bratienii AC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gigi Vaida should have stopped the shot. Cătălin Anghelescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irinel Comăneci having to interfere. Iustin Brad scored 2-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gigi Vaida, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Iustin Brad blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gigi Vaida having to make a save. If Mihnea Agulescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Iustin Brad came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Papiesti 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 Iustin Brad couldn't finish the play. Bratienii AC's Gigi Vaida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihnea Agulescu in the 82nd minute of play. When Papiesti's Iustin Brad in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bratienii AC's goalie prevented a goal. Marius Tender received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Irinel Comăneci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Papiesti had won after a very even match.