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Pihnesti
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Vali Octavian started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ciprian Macaneață's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mugur Iftode read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Niculae Ciorăscu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Horaţiu Cubleșan. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 26th minute, Anton Anghelescu 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. Ciprian Macaneață succeeded in the game's 28th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. Ioan Şerbănescu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mugur Iftode. Pihnesti's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 36 minutes, Dragoş Proca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pihnesti and the Pernesti players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th minute, Dragoş Proca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the game, Vali Octavian cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Mugur Iftode was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ciprian Macaneață sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute of the match Ioan Şerbănescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mugur Iftode showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 48 minutes of play, Pihnesti's Anton Anghelescu made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Horaţiu Cubleșan was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Niculae Ciorăscu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With his leg Mugur Iftode managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Pernesti's Vali Octavian fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Pihnesti's zone, Ciprian Macaneață stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mugur Iftode came out of the goal and Ciprian Macaneață tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Niculae Ciorăscu came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Pihnesti 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 Niculae Ciorăscu couldn't finish the play. If Anton Anghelescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Mugur Iftode managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Pernesti's Vali Octavian fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ovidiu Manciu kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Anton Anghelescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Horaţiu Cubleșan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Niculae Ciorăscu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Horaţiu Cubleșan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd match minute, Pernesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nistor Marghescu to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vali Octavian in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mugur Iftode saved Pihnesti from getting behind. Mugur Iftode acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 79th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Dragoş Geamănu. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vali Octavian in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mugur Iftode saved Pihnesti from getting behind. Niculae Ciorăscu struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Horaţiu Cubleșan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pihnesti. In the 87th minute Niculae Ciorăscu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horaţiu Cubleșan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th match minute, Pihnesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Zogreanu to maneuver through the defense. When Pernesti's Vali Octavian, in the 89th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Pernesti. After a rather tough play, Pernesti's Vali Octavian got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Pernesti's Vali Octavian sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mugur Iftode narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mugur Iftode stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vali Octavian's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. When the match was over Pernesti could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pihnesti throughout the match.