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PIETROSUL ARENA
Spectators: 8528 (Terracing: 6397, Seating: 1961, VIP seats: 170) In the 10th minute Ikarios Kokkinos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niculae Rădvan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FC U Craiova 1948 booed when FC PIETROSUL -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sever Crăiniceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 minutes of play, FC U Craiova 1948's Sandu Chelaru made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niculae Rădvan was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Taisto Kamppunen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niculae Rădvan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taisto Kamppunen in the 22nd minute of play. Gerard Costello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viorel Iacobescu in the 23rd minute of the match. Niculae Rădvan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taisto Kamppunen in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC U Craiova 1948's Marcelo Mastroianni got a free kick in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciprian Halipa in the 33rd minute of play forced FC U Craiova 1948's goalkeeper Gerard Costello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ikarios Kokkinos in the 37th minute of play forced FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Niculae Rădvan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horaţiu Pintilie during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Horaţiu Pintilie kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Marcelo Mastroianni hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Ikarios Kokkinos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Niculae Rădvan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC U Craiova 1948's Gerard Costello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciprian Halipa in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

FC PIETROSUL -MM- made a substitution. Filip Braia replaced Costin Pupăzan. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ikarios Kokkinos to strike the kick off in the second half. When Aurelian Odobescu fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s protests and gave Aurelian Odobescu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC PIETROSUL -MM- getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Aurelian Odobescu hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s zone, Taisto Kamppunen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niculae Rădvan came out of the goal and Taisto Kamppunen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of FC U Craiova 1948 booed when FC PIETROSUL -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristi Ciprian didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes in the game, Ikarios Kokkinos dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. FC U Craiova 1948's Sandu Chelaru got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Niculae Rădvan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ikarios Kokkinos in the 84th minute. Niculae Rădvan made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Ikarios Kokkinos sent off a good shot on target. In the 96th match minute, FC U Craiova 1948 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. FC U Craiova 1948 played a much better game than FC PIETROSUL -MM- and deserved their victory. The FC PIETROSUL -MM- players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.