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ION OBLEMMENCO
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5900, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 20) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cătălin Mihăescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ramon Lombera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Vasile Lucian made a huge save. In the 5th match minute, Rapid Bucuresti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cezar Zgrăbunţa to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bogdan Isărescu got free with Vasile Lucian in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adam Panduru kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. When Ionel Danciu fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rapid Bucuresti's protests and gave Ionel Danciu a yellow card for diving instead. Ionel Danciu hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 17th match minute, Rapid Bucuresti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionel Danciu to maneuver through the defense. Nicu Gâgea kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Gabríel Tamás took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cornel Filimon. CS UNIVERSATEA CRAIOVA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 26th minute of the match, Denis Săndulescu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vasile Lucian saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. CS UNIVERSATEA CRAIOVA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adam Panduru in the 27th minute. In the 31st match minute, Rapid Bucuresti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionel Danciu to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Ramon Lombera took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Vasile Lucian to make any attempt to save it. 37 minutes into the match, Rapid Bucuresti's goalkeeper Vasile Lucian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramon Lombera. Vasile Lucian didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when CS UNIVERSATEA CRAIOVA's Ramon Lombera shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 45th match minute, CS UNIVERSATEA CRAIOVA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Vlăsiu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cătălin Mihăescu in the 47th minute of play forced CS UNIVERSATEA CRAIOVA's goalkeeper Cornel Filimon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Denis Săndulescu to make the kick off. Denis Săndulescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasile Lucian having to interfere. Vasile Lucian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramon Lombera in the 59th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Cătălin Mihăescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cornel Filimon was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Ionel Danciu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Cornel Filimon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Iurie Turbatu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When CS UNIVERSATEA CRAIOVA's Ramon Lombera in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rapid Bucuresti's goalie prevented a goal. Cezar Zgrăbunţa hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Ionel Danciu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cătălin Mihăescu kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rapid Bucuresti's Joppe Volens got a free kick in the 80th minute. After having played for 81 minutes, Denis Săndulescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CS UNIVERSATEA CRAIOVA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Săndulescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vasile Lucian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramon Lombera in the 84th minute of the match. In the 86thth minute of the game Cătălin Mihăescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CS UNIVERSATEA CRAIOVA's Cornel Filimon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Rapid Bucuresti getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Cătălin Mihăescu hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Rapid Bucuresti's Lukáč Zápotocký got a free kick in the 90th minute. Rapid Bucuresti's Vasile Lucian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramon Lombera in the 95th minute of play. CS UNIVERSATEA CRAIOVA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.