League

20 August 1870
Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Horia Balaban started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Horia Balaban had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Lăcătuș. Republica Ploiești's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Horia Balaban was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Horia Balaban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Manuel Lăcătuș tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Strug Iaslovat's Horaţiu Spânu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ioan Brânza in the 11 minute of the game. Sebastian Hoduț made in the 16th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Strug Iaslovat's Horaţiu Spânu. Republica Ploiești's Manuel Lăcătuș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horia Balaban in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Cazimir Mohora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Florian Schmeisser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Firea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the game, Emanuel Firea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Florian Schmeisser was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dan Godeanu got free with Florian Schmeisser in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Horaţiu Spânu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of FC Strug Iaslovat booed when Republica Ploiești was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cazimir Mohora didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Republica Ploiești getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Costel Lepuș hit a great ball. If Costel Lepuș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Toader Luican managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Strug Iaslovat's supporters rose to their feet, but Toader Luican was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Lăcătuș breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manuel Lăcătuș was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Horia Balaban capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Horia Balaban really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Cazimir Mohora made in the 62nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dan Godeanu however managed to control. Florian Schmeisser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Godeanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florian Schmeisser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Godeanu in the 63rd minute of the match. Eloy Feo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, FC Strug Iaslovat's Horia Balaban got a free kick in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the game, Cazimir Mohora was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Republica Ploiești's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Strug Iaslovat the free kick. In the 76th minute, Cazimir Mohora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Horaţiu Spânu came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the FC Strug Iaslovat 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 Horaţiu Spânu couldn't finish the play. Republica Ploiești's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Horia Balaban scored to the left of an out of position Manuel Lăcătuș, making the score, 1-3. Răzvan Mălăele charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Răzvan Mălăele the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd match minute, FC Strug Iaslovat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Răzvan Mălăele to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Republica Ploiești booed when FC Strug Iaslovat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eloy Feo didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Strug Iaslovat's attentive Toader Luican managed to snatch the ball when Cosmin Chiriță made a throw-in in the 89th minute of the game. Eloy Feo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manuel Lăcătuș read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. FC Strug Iaslovat's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.