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Saulita
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 153) After having played for 3 minutes, Laurențiu Iacobeanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saulita's supporters crossed their fingers, but Laurențiu Iacobeanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Iurie Moșneanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugur Geantă in the 11th minute of the match. Iurie Moșneanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Cozorici, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Ilie Mocanu took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iurie Moșneanu. Iurie Moșneanu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Radu Alucai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lucrețiu Stafie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilian Hagi in the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to Saulita getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Răzvan Vasilică hit a great ball. Iurie Moșneanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Cozorici, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saulita's Iurie Moșneanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugur Geantă in the 25th minute of play. Radu Alucai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucrețiu Stafie having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Ilie Mocanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iurie Moșneanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Iurie Moșneanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugur Geantă in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute Mugur Geantă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iurie Moșneanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iurie Moșneanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Cozorici in the 35th minute of play. Iurie Moșneanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Cozorici in the 37th minute of play. Radu Alucai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Lucrețiu Stafie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Emilian Hagi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucrețiu Stafie was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Denis Cozorici sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Barbutza were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

George Balcan hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Iurie Moșneanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Mocanu in the 55th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emilian Hagi during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Emilian Hagi hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After 59 minutes, Traian Stoicescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saulita and the Barbutza players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Saulita getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Traian Stoicescu hit a great ball. Barbutza's Mugur Geantă got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iurie Moșneanu made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Mugur Geantă sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th match minute, Saulita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurențiu Iacobeanu to maneuver through the defense. If Mugur Geantă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 68 played minutes Barbutza got a freekick which was hit by Marian Nițescu. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mugur Geantă got free with Iurie Moșneanu in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Barbutza's Ilie Mocanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Iurie Moșneanu. That made the score 0-3 after 72 minutes of play. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Mugur Geantă took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Iurie Moșneanu to make any attempt to save it. Petru Goma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iurie Moșneanu having to interfere. Saulita's Iurie Moșneanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Saulita from getting a goal against them. If Vali Cotoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emilian Hagi scored 1-4 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lucrețiu Stafie, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Saulita's Laurențiu Iacobeanu got a free kick in the 90th minute. Iurie Moșneanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilie Mocanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Barbutza's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.