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Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1246, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sabin Tatomir made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Toader Geantă got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Panait Iorgu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabin Tatomir, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the match, F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Toader Geantă sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Augustin Bălăiță narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Adrian Trişcu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Panait Iorgu was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. 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 Ion Donciu in the 21st minute of play. Panait Iorgu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabin Tatomir in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabin Tatomir in the 22nd 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. Gzpn Timisoara's Dan Scutaru got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabin Tatomir in the 27th 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. 27 minutes into the match, Ion Donciu notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Panait Iorgu. Panait Iorgu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gigi Nae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Augustin Bălăiță made a huge save. In the 37th minute, F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Gigi Nae ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Augustin Bălăiță. Augustin Bălăiță yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Panait Iorgu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Tatomir in the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to F.C Rapid Bucuresti getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Nicu Ilinca hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toader Geantă to make the kick off. Panait Iorgu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Trişcu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dan Saare's late challenge caught a Gzpn Timisoara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dan Saare helped the player get up and apologised. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Sever Enachescu was substituted for Gigi Nae. Adrian Trişcu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Panait Iorgu made a huge save. Panait Iorgu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Trişcu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 Adrian Trişcu in the 64th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Mavrudi Chapalov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Panait Iorgu. That made the score 1-2 in the 65 minute of play. Panait Iorgu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Tatomir in the 70th minute of the match. Panait Iorgu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ion Donciu went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. F.C Rapid Bucuresti made a substitution. Marius Spiridon replaced Petru Voineag. Panait Iorgu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sabin Tatomir's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, F.C Rapid Bucuresti's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ion Donciu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ion Donciu came free with the goalkeeper in the 81st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Panait Iorgu could save by the left post. 83 minutes into the match, F.C Rapid Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Tatomir came free, but Panait Iorgu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Panait Iorgu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mavrudi Chapalov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Sabin Tatomir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Panait Iorgu was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Panait Iorgu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save F.C Rapid Bucuresti from getting a goal against them. Panait Iorgu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabin Tatomir, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 92nd minute, Sabin Tatomir left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gzpn Timisoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. The F.C Rapid Bucuresti fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gzpn Timisoara were clearly better and deserved to take the win.