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Doaga
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicolae Gioagă got the match started through his kick off. Romeo Bulă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romeo Bulă in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dan Baicea saved Sipote from getting behind. If Daniel Gruia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Nicolae Gioagă managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sipote's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolae Gioagă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dorel Bușcu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Romeo Bulă took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Dan Baicea to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Daniel Gruia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Doaga's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Gruia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dan Baicea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Romeo Bulă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Gruia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Baicea having to interfere. Daniel Gruia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Bulă in the 27th minute of play forced Sipote's goalkeeper Dan Baicea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Doaga booed when Sipote was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ion Cotoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Romeo Bulă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dan Baicea was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Doaga's Octavian Ozon got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Romeo Bulă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, Sipote's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Bulă came free, but Dan Baicea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Gruia succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 46th playminute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Romeo Bulă made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Sipote's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Gruia came free, but Dan Baicea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Baicea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Gruia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dan Baicea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Bulă in the 56th minute of play. If Cornel Horodincă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniel Gruia took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dan Baicea. Dan Baicea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Dan Baicea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Gruia, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Nicolae Gioagă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorel Bușcu having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Nicolae Gioagă 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. If Daniel Gruia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romeo Bulă in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dan Baicea saved Sipote from getting behind. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sipote's goalkeeper Dan Baicea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dan Baicea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Gruia in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Daniel Gruia notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Sipote's Dan Baicea. Dan Baicea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ernest Honciu hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 94th match minute, Sipote was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aron Zgondea to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Gruia 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.