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Dolea
Spectators: 6710 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sandu Piţurcă kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Musuroaie AS's goalkeeper Cristinel Zogreanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristi Manu. The audience was convinced that Corneliu Prodan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alin Melentie was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iulian Frânculescu during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th minute, Iulian Frânculescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Corneliu Prodan in the 10th minute of play forced Dolea AS's goalkeeper Alin Melentie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristinel Zogreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandu Piţurcă, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Corneliu Prodan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristinel Zogreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandu Piţurcă in the 17th minute of the match. If Sandu Piţurcă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristinel Zogreanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristi Manu in the 22nd minute. Cristinel Zogreanu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Iulian Sălcudeanu. Sandu Piţurcă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Cristinel Zogreanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Cristi Manu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dolea AS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 42 minutes into the game, Musuroaie AS's Valentin Cristea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alin Melentie made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Alin Melentie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Corneliu Prodan in the 47th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valentin Cristea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute Valentin Cristea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alin Melentie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristi Manu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristinel Zogreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristi Manu, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute, Ferdinand Mazăre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristinel Zogreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristi Manu, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Musuroaie AS's Valentin Cristea in the 71st minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Alin Melentie was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Dolea AS through an amazing save. If Valentin Cristea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Dolea AS getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Iulian Frânculescu hit a great ball. Corneliu Prodan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alin Melentie came out and tried to block the shot, but Corneliu Prodan slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 77th minute. The audience was convinced that Valentin Cristea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alin Melentie was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Corneliu Prodan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the game, Musuroaie AS's Corneliu Prodan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alin Melentie made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. After having played for 97 minutes, Cristi Manu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dolea AS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristi Manu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.