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BUCURESTI
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gigi Huțanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Olimpiu Cozmâncă had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mircea Ispir. FC BUCURESTI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olimpiu Cozmâncă was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 10th minute, Manuel Zbârlea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC.Ripensia-Timisoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 15 minutes of play, FC.Ripensia-Timisoara's Pompiliu Suşu made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mircea Ispir was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mircea Ispir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Zbârlea in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute Victor Târcă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mircea Ispir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gigi Huțanu got free with Mihnea Ianculescu in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of FC BUCURESTI booed when FC.Ripensia-Timisoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aron Mirciulescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mircea Ispir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Zbârlea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mircea Ispir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Cozmâncă, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 24 minutes, Olimpiu Cozmâncă made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. FC BUCURESTI's Mircea Ispir tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Cozmâncă in the 27th minute of play forced FC BUCURESTI's goalkeeper Mircea Ispir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, FC BUCURESTI's Grigore Tănăsie seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Grigore Tănăsie the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC BUCURESTI protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Grigore Tănăsie had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 31st minute, Grigore Tănăsie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mircea Ispir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Zbârlea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Cozmâncă in the 37th minute of play forced FC BUCURESTI's goalkeeper Mircea Ispir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 played minutes FC BUCURESTI got a freekick which was hit by Eusebiu Corbu. After some careless play in the FC BUCURESTI defense, Victor Târcă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mircea Ispir. The FC BUCURESTI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mircea Ispir should have stopped the shot. Mircea Ispir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Zbârlea in the 43rd minute of the match. FC BUCURESTI's Mircea Ispir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Târcă in the 44th minute of play. After 46 played minutes FC BUCURESTI got a freekick which was hit by Eusebiu Corbu. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Olimpiu Cozmâncă scored 0-6 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mircea Ispir, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC BUCURESTI's Mircea Ispir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olimpiu Cozmâncă in the 60th minute of play. Eusebiu Corbu hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Mircea Ispir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Cozmâncă, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Mircea Ispir was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Olimpiu Cozmâncă capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Olimpiu Cozmâncă really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. FC BUCURESTI's Mircea Ispir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save FC BUCURESTI from getting a goal against them. 72 minutes into the match, FC BUCURESTI's goal looked a bit too open when Olimpiu Cozmâncă came free, but Mircea Ispir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 74 minutes of play, FC.Ripensia-Timisoara's Olimpiu Cozmâncă made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mircea Ispir was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 84th match minute, FC.Ripensia-Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aron Mirciulescu to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the FC BUCURESTI defense, Victor Târcă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mircea Ispir. The FC BUCURESTI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mircea Ispir should have stopped the shot. In the 95th match minute, FC.Ripensia-Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aristide Calini to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded FC.Ripensia-Timisoara left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC BUCURESTI.