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Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1246, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Codrin Alungulesei took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, F.C Rapid Bucuresti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remus Videanu to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rdth minute of the game Codrin Alungulesei who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Panait Iorgu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Panait Iorgu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigore Cristoiu in the 5th minute of play. Codrin Alungulesei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Panait Iorgu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gigi Nae recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mihăiţă Cumpanașu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicu Ilinca, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 13 minutes of play, Olympia SC Bucureşti's Codrin Alungulesei made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Panait Iorgu was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to F.C Rapid Bucuresti getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Remus Videanu hit a great ball. Panait Iorgu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codrin Alungulesei in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Jatsu Odoardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Iorgu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Toader Geantă 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. In the 24th minute Codrin Alungulesei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Iorgu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute Grigore Cristoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Iorgu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Alungulesei 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. Panait Iorgu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jatsu Odoardo's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 35th minute, Codrin Alungulesei made a precise shot to the right of Panait Iorgu. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 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 Codrin Alungulesei in the 39th minute of play. Ammar Al Jalahma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panait Iorgu having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Jatsu Odoardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panait Iorgu. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jatsu Odoardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in 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. After a rather tough play, F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Toader Geantă got a free kick in the 50th minute. The supporters of Olympia SC Bucureşti booed when F.C Rapid Bucuresti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dan Saare didn't get a good kick on the ball. Panait Iorgu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grigore Cristoiu's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. 54 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 Jatsu Odoardo. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Sever Enachescu was substituted for Gigi Nae. When Nicu Ilinca fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C Rapid Bucuresti's protests and gave Nicu Ilinca a yellow card for diving instead. Olympia SC Bucureşti's Marcu Răducan was substituted for Costel Șişman. After 62 played minutes F.C Rapid Bucuresti got a freekick which was hit by Nicu Ilinca. Panait Iorgu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Codrin Alungulesei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigore Cristoiu took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Panait Iorgu. Panait Iorgu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Codrin Alunguleseis short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Panait Iorgu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mihăiţă Cumpanașu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sever Enachescu in the 76th minute of play. Olympia SC Bucureşti's Codrin Alungulesei was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 79th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 82 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 Jatsu Odoardo. After 83 minutes F.C Rapid Bucuresti's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Codrin Alungulesei who took care of the corner kick. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Panait Iorgu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save F.C Rapid Bucuresti from getting a goal against them. F.C Rapid Bucuresti made a substitution. Lucian Niță replaced Luca Hârșu. Panait Iorgu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codrin Alungulesei in the 91st minute of the match. Marius Spiridon charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marius Spiridon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Olympia SC Bucureşti booed when F.C Rapid Bucuresti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marius Spiridon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olympia SC Bucureşti's Grigore Cristoiu got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olympia SC Bucureşti played a much better game than F.C Rapid Bucuresti and deserved their victory. The F.C Rapid Bucuresti players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.