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FC Lothlorien
Spectators: 8448 (Terracing: 6337, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marek Dres kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florín Răducioiu in the 3rd minute of play forced Fc Lothlorien's goalkeeper Iustin Lupescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurențiu Cojocaru in the 13th minute of play forced Fc Lothlorien's goalkeeper Iustin Lupescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iustin Lupescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florín Răducioiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marek Dres in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hami Geçer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Steaua Bucuresti getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Cristi Corduneanu hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goalkeeper Hami Geçer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marek Dres. Marek Dres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hami Geçer having to interfere. Fc Lothlorien's Marek Dres got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Marek Dres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hami Geçer was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcel Enachescu during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Steaua Bucuresti getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Marcel Enachescu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marek Dres in the 47th minute of play forced Steaua Bucuresti's goalkeeper Hami Geçer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 49 minutes Steaua Bucuresti's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Liviu Albu who took care of the corner kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristian Ploieșteanu made a kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Marek Dres who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Steaua Bucuresti's Hami Geçer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 63rd minute Marek Dres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hami Geçer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Fc Lothlorien's Marek Dres in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Steaua Bucuresti's goalie prevented a goal. Steaua Bucuresti's Roel Meertens was substituted for Doru Dănănae. A collision led to Fc Lothlorien getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Liviu Albu hit a great ball. Hami Geçer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 肖竞 in the 70th minute of play. Fc Lothlorien were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after Steaua Bucuresti's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Liviu Albu took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florín Răducioiu in the 73rd minute of play forced Fc Lothlorien's goalkeeper Iustin Lupescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iustin Lupescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florín Răducioiu in the 73rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Lothlorien's zone, Cristian Ploieșteanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iustin Lupescu came out of the goal and Cristian Ploieșteanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Iustin Lupescu made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Cristian Ploieșteanu sent off a good shot on target. 83 minutes into the match, Florín Răducioiu notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Fc Lothlorien's Iustin Lupescu. Iustin Lupescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roel Meertens got free with Iustin Lupescu in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roel Meertens hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute of the match 肖竞 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hami Geçer showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.