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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gigi Nae kicked off to start the match. Panait Iorgu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Downes, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Panait Iorgu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Downes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panait Iorgu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Downes in the 9th minute of play. Gigi Nae in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tim Johnstone, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gigi Nae in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tim Johnstone, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to The Tigers getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Hayden Moore hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, one of The Tigers: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 The Tigers. When the match had been going on for 23 minutes, F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Nicu Ilinca got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Tim Johnstone. Gigi Nae in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tim Johnstone, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 35 minutes into the match, F.C Rapid Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Downes came free, but Panait Iorgu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Panait Iorgu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Owen Noble in the 39th minute of play. After 42 minutes, Toader Geantă mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C Rapid Bucuresti and the The Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Remus Videanu fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C Rapid Bucuresti's protests and gave Remus Videanu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to F.C Rapid Bucuresti getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Remus Videanu hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Carl Downes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Panait Iorgu was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. The Tigers were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after F.C Rapid Bucuresti's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kelvin Atherton took the corner. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Carl Downes made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Radu Arsene got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Tyrone Meehan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Panait Iorgu made a huge save. 60 minutes into the game, Stelian Giurăscu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Tigers the free kick. A collision led to F.C Rapid Bucuresti getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Stelian Giurăscu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Owen Noble in the 63rd minute of play forced F.C Rapid Bucuresti's goalkeeper Panait Iorgu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 played minutes F.C Rapid Bucuresti got a freekick which was hit by Stelian Giurăscu. 65 minutes into the game, F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Gigi Nae nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tim Johnstone made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Tyrone Meehan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Panait Iorgu made a huge save. 71 minutes into the match, F.C Rapid Bucuresti's goalkeeper Panait Iorgu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tyrone Meehan. 80 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Barbosu came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 83 minutes, Gabriel Barbosu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel Barbosu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. F.C Rapid Bucuresti made a substitution. Marius Spiridon replaced Radu Arsene. Nicu Ilinca kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Panait Iorgu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Phil Clarke in the 88th minute. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Gabriel Barbosu got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The F.C Rapid Bucuresti support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.