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Suditi
Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5976, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 44) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Bîlbă started the match with the kick off. When Cătălin Mihăescu came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Rapid Bucuresti fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cătălin Mihăescu couldn't finish the play. Tadeu Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cătălin Mihăescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 20th minute, Angel Veronica 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. Angel Veronica received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Vasile Lucian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Bîlbă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vasile Lucian was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Cătălin Mihăescu's late challenge caught a FC Alinborger's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cătălin Mihăescu helped the player get up and apologised. Cătălin Mihăescu hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Rapid Bucuresti's Viviano Poo got his second yellow card of the match in the 31st minute. The referee ordered Viviano Poo off the ground. After 32 played minutes Rapid Bucuresti got a freekick which was hit by Viviano Poo. Sebastian Bîlbă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Vasile Lucian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Rapid Bucuresti getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Gabríel Tamás hit a great ball. In the 37th match minute, Rapid Bucuresti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabríel Tamás to maneuver through the defense. Vasile Lucian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Bîlbă in the 38th minute of play. When Cătălin Mihăescu came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Rapid Bucuresti fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cătălin Mihăescu couldn't finish the play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cătălin Mihăescu was the one to do the kick off. Rapid Bucuresti's Vasile Lucian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Bîlbă in the 51st minute of play. Vasile Lucian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Bîlbă, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Rapid Bucuresti's Vasile Lucian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Rapid Bucuresti from getting a goal against them. Sebastian Bîlbă might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vasile Lucian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Bîlbă ran back to his position shaking his head. Gabríel Tamás kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Sebastian Bîlbă recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Rapid Bucuresti getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Cezar Zgrăbunţa hit a great ball. Tadeu Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cătălin Mihăescu in the 69th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Alinborger's Sebastian Bleile got a free kick in the 70th minute. If Sebastian Bîlbă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77thth minute of the game Cătălin Mihăescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Alinborger's Tadeu Moraes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vasile Lucian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Bîlbă in the 84th minute of the match. Tadeu Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cătălin Mihăescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The FC Alinborger supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Alinborger would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.