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Tirdeni
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bogdan Răţescu got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Tirdeni's goal looked a bit too open when Eduard Fecioru came free, but Basarab Şerbănoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogdan Răţescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basarab Şerbănoiu having to interfere. Dacian Negrițoiu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Constantin Balotă read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of Tirdeni booed when FC Cretulesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costel Enachescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alin Nicolescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Constantin Balotă came out and tried to block the shot, but Alin Nicolescu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the match, FC Cretulesti's goalkeeper Constantin Balotă had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dacian Negrițoiu. Iordache Giugiuc kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Dacian Negrițoiu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Constantin Balotă firmly grabbed it by the left post. 29 minutes into the game, Iordache Giugiuc was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Cretulesti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tirdeni the free kick. The supporters of Tirdeni booed when FC Cretulesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iordache Giugiuc didn't get a good kick on the ball. Constantin Balotă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dacian Negrițoiu in the 30th minute. Constantin Balotă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alin Nicolescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Victor Florei's late challenge caught a Tirdeni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Florei helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Cretulesti getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Victor Florei hit a great ball. FC Cretulesti's Eduard Fecioru got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alin Nicolescu to strike the kick off in the second half. When Tiberiu Cernat came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Tirdeni 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 Tiberiu Cernat couldn't finish the play. 54 minutes into the match, FC Cretulesti's goal looked a bit too open when Alin Nicolescu came free, but Constantin Balotă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dacian Negrițoiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Cretulesti's Constantin Balotă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alin Nicolescu in the 57th minute of play. In the 84th minute of the match Bogdan Nisporeanu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Basarab Şerbănoiu skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dacian Negrițoiu in the 89th minute of play forced FC Cretulesti's goalkeeper Constantin Balotă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alin Nicolescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Constantin Balotă having to interfere. In the 95th minute, one of FC Cretulesti:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Cretulesti. The referee gave Tirdeni a penalty, 97 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Cornel Alexe, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Cretulesti's Constantin Balotă. 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Tirdeni had won after a very even match.