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Ciucestii
Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ionuț Şoiman took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the game, Hennessy's Iosif Axinia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manuel Jilăveanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Romeo Iordache could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Teodor Trifu made a huge save. Iosif Axinia took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Manuel Jilăveanu. Ciucestii's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Ionuț Şoiman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hennessy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 32 minutes into the game, Cezar Tecău was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hennessy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ciucestii the free kick. In the 33rd minute, Liviu Buzilă sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Hennessy's Teodor Trifu didn't even have to move. Ionuț Şoiman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Manuel Jilăveanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Hennessy's Cezar Tecău got a free kick in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Hennessy's Ionuț Şoiman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manuel Jilăveanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Ionuț Şoiman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hennessy's Ionuț Şoiman got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th match minute, Ciucestii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionel Chițan to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Hennessy were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcu Duca to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Ciucestii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Voineag to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute, Ionuț Şoiman 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Cezar Tecău managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hennessy's supporters rose to their feet, but Cezar Tecău was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Jilăveanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcu Duca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodor Trifu having to interfere. When Ionuț Şoiman came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Hennessy 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 Şoiman couldn't finish the play. Ionuț Şoiman struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Manuel Jilăveanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hennessy. A collision led to Hennessy getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Augustin Sălcudeanu hit a great ball. A collision led to Hennessy getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Olimpiu Gârbovan hit a great ball. When Iosif Axinia came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Hennessy 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 Iosif Axinia couldn't finish the play. Manuel Jilăveanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionuț Şoiman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Jilăveanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iosif Axinia, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When the match was over Hennessy could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ciucestii throughout the match.