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Goguryeo
Spectators: 6364 (Terracing: 5050, Seating: 1162, VIP seats: 152) If Emilian Maftei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tiberiu Tonegaru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Mugurel Cerchez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, F C Olt's Nistor Zafiu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mugurel Cerchez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Nistor Zafiu managed to get in a good position for a shot. F C Olt's supporters rose to their feet, but Nistor Zafiu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mugurel Cerchez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matei Purcărete fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mugurel Cerchez having to interfere. The supporters of F C Olt booed when FC Grove Street was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tudor Nae didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Petre Conta fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Grove Street's protests and gave Petre Conta a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Grove Street getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Petre Conta hit a great ball. Petre Conta was shown his second yellow card after 19 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to FC Grove Street getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Petre Conta hit a great ball. In the 25th minute Tudor Nae shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciprian Cojan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mugurel Cerchez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olimpiu Opaina went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matei Purcărete in the 31st minute of play forced FC Grove Street's goalkeeper Mugurel Cerchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tudor Nae sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of F C Olt booed when FC Grove Street was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petre Chiriloaie didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Opaina in the 35th minute of play forced FC Grove Street's goalkeeper Mugurel Cerchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tudor Nae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Ciprian Cojan made a huge save. After a rather tough play, F C Olt's Emilian Maftei got a free kick in the 40th minute. F C Olt's Ciprian Cojan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save F C Olt from getting a goal against them. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Matei Purcărete was the one to do the kick off. Mugurel Cerchez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olimpiu Opaina in the 51st minute. Olimpiu Opaina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, Tiberiu Almăgean ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciprian Cojan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Mugurel Cerchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matei Purcărete in the 72nd minute of play. Petre Chiriloaie hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Mugurel Cerchez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olimpiu Opaina went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Matei Purcărete struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Mugurel Cerchez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F C Olt. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olimpiu Opaina got free with Mugurel Cerchez in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mugurel Cerchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matei Purcărete, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.