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CETATE ARENA
Spectators: 7951 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Narcis Rădoi kicked off to start the match. Luca Halipa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernest Grecescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th match minute, FC CETATE DEVA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iosif Abraham to maneuver through the defense. FC CETATE DEVA's Gigel Șeimeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nae Boteanu in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute of the match AS Fulgerul Ploieşti got a corner. FC CETATE DEVA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pompiliu Cristocea ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on AS Fulgerul Ploieşti's corner Pompiliu Cristocea fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gigel Șeimeanu quite easily take care of the ball. In the 15th minute, Eugen Alex ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gigel Șeimeanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The supporters of FC CETATE DEVA booed when AS Fulgerul Ploieşti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugen Alex didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gigel Șeimeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pompiliu Cristocea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eugen Alex sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gigel Șeimeanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugen Alex, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Nae Boteanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Gigel Șeimeanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Narcis Rădoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luca Halipa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dragoş Măgură in the 34th minute. When AS Fulgerul Ploieşti's Pompiliu Cristocea in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC CETATE DEVA's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Dragoş Măgură could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Luca Halipa however easily saved by the left post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nae Boteanu was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eugen Alex got free with Gigel Șeimeanu in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nae Boteanu in the 56th minute of play forced FC CETATE DEVA's goalkeeper Gigel Șeimeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 60 minutes, Eugen Alex managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AS Fulgerul Ploieşti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugen Alex was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pompiliu Cristocea who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Gigel Șeimeanu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Eugen Alex fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gigel Șeimeanu having to interfere. In the 69th minute Narcis Rădoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Halipa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC CETATE DEVA's Gigel Șeimeanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save FC CETATE DEVA from getting a goal against them. Gigel Șeimeanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victor Pacurar went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. FC CETATE DEVA's Gigel Șeimeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Ciuvică in the 74th minute of play. Manuel Antohi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pompiliu Cristocea's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Gigel Șeimeanu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Luca Halipa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragoş Măgură, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in FC CETATE DEVA's zone, Nae Boteanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gigel Șeimeanu came out of the goal and Nae Boteanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC CETATE DEVA's zone, Pompiliu Cristocea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gigel Șeimeanu came out of the goal and Pompiliu Cristocea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pompiliu Cristocea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ernest Grecescu charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernest Grecescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute, Ernest Grecescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle sounded AS Fulgerul Ploieşti left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC CETATE DEVA.