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Moldova Purple Blues
Spectators: 9183 (Terracing: 6889, Seating: 2112, VIP seats: 182) Centru FC's Lilian Pãduret started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Valentin Cimpoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute, Arnoldo Ramirez 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. FC Haiduc Bumbata's Stefan Plesca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lilian Pãduret in the 9th minute of play. Stefan Plesca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lilian Pãduret's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Centru FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lilian Pãduret in the 11th minute. Stefan Plesca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnoldo Ramirez in the 13th minute. Centru FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lilian Pãduret in the 14th minute. The corner led Centru FC's Lilian Pãduret to fire away a dangerous shot which Stefan Plesca despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Stefan Plesca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rob Iven, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Lilian Pãduret sped through FC Haiduc Bumbata's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Stefan Plesca. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Octavian Butuc during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Centru FC booed when FC Haiduc Bumbata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavian Butuc didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Ramirez in the 27th minute of play forced FC Haiduc Bumbata's goalkeeper Stefan Plesca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FC Haiduc Bumbata defense, Rob Iven kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stefan Plesca. The FC Haiduc Bumbata fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stefan Plesca should have stopped the shot. If Lilian Pãduret had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the match, FC Haiduc Bumbata's Vladimir Plugaru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grigore Cotorobai narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 34 minutes, Rob Iven managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Centru FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rob Iven was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, FC Haiduc Bumbata's Stefan Plesca got control of the ball when Arnoldo Ramirez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnoldo Ramirez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Stefan Plesca made a huge save. After 39 minutes, Simion Proca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Haiduc Bumbata and the Centru FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 41 played minutes FC Haiduc Bumbata got a freekick which was hit by Virgiliu Fratea. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnoldo Ramirez got free with Stefan Plesca in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 45 minutes into the game, Arnoldo Ramirez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Stefan Plesca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vladimir Plugaru stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Centru FC got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Cruz. The audience was convinced that Vladimir Plugaru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grigore Cotorobai was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Vlad Dadu hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Stefan Plesca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lilian Pãduret in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lilian Pãduret in the 58th minute of play forced FC Haiduc Bumbata's goalkeeper Stefan Plesca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Centru FC's Grigore Cotorobai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Centru FC from getting a goal against them. Arnoldo Ramirez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stefan Plesca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnoldo Ramirez, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Lilian Pãduret notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of FC Haiduc Bumbata's Stefan Plesca. Stefan Plesca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nicu Triboi hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the FC Haiduc Bumbata defense, Lilian Pãduret kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stefan Plesca. The FC Haiduc Bumbata fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stefan Plesca should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, FC Haiduc Bumbata's Virgiliu Fratea got a free kick in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lilian Pãduret in the 85th minute of play forced FC Haiduc Bumbata's goalkeeper Stefan Plesca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Haiduc Bumbata's Octavian Butuc got a free kick in the 87th minute. After 89 played minutes FC Haiduc Bumbata got a freekick which was hit by Simion Proca. After a defensive mix-up in Centru FC's zone, Vladimir Plugaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grigore Cotorobai came out of the goal and Vladimir Plugaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Centru FC had played much better football throughout.