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Spectators: 7419 (Terracing: 5565, Seating: 1706, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Manole Miheș took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gabriel Lițiu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dragoş Piţurcă in the 8th minute. When Dragoş Piţurcă came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the FC Ciupa 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 Dragoş Piţurcă couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rareș Bălăiță during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 10 played minutes FC Ciupa got a freekick which was hit by Rareș Bălăiță. Eduard Turcu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Sfârlea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduard Turcu in the 25th minute of the match. Eduard Turcu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 28 minutes into the match, FC Ciupa's goal looked a bit too open when Ionuț Voina came free, but Manuel Sfârlea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Sfârlea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduard Turcu in the 31st minute of play. Ionuț Voina struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Manuel Sfârlea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rahaul UFC. 42 minutes into the match, Rahaul UFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rareș Bălăiță came free, but Gabriel Lițiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Sfârlea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eduard Turcu's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eduard Turcu to make the kick off. Eduard Turcu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Sfârlea having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduard Turcu in the 55th minute of play forced FC Ciupa's goalkeeper Manuel Sfârlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ionuț Stroia came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the FC Ciupa 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 Ionuț Stroia couldn't finish the play. When Dragoş Piţurcă came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the FC Ciupa 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 Dragoş Piţurcă couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Eduard Turcu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Manuel Sfârlea. That made the score 0-1 in the 69 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Rahaul UFC's Vlad Ştiubei got a free kick in the 81st minute. Ionuț Voina took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manuel Sfârlea. Manuel Sfârlea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. When Eduard Turcu came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Rahaul UFC 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 Eduard Turcu couldn't finish the play. Gabriel Lițiu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manole Miheș went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rahaul UFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.