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Cirlanesti
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lucian Mareș kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Cirlanesti's goal looked a bit too open when Maxim Pop came free, but Damian Vergulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Alamaru in the 4th minute of play forced Cirlanesti's goalkeeper Damian Vergulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 5 minutes, Costin Blidaru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cirlanesti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Costin Blidaru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 10th match minute, Cirlanesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grigore Antim to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute, Eugen Aanicăi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damian Vergulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Pop in the 27th minute of the match. Damian Vergulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Cosoroabă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damian Vergulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mircea Alamaru in the 34th minute of the match. Mircea Alamaru took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damian Vergulescu. Damian Vergulescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Rapid FC's zone, Lucian Mareș stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francisc Ţeica came out of the goal and Lucian Mareș tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Lucian Mareș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mircea Alamaru during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 44 played minutes Rapid FC got a freekick which was hit by Mircea Alamaru. Lucian Mareș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Augustin Cosoroabă made a kick off. In the 51st minute Augustin Cosoroabă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Vergulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, Rapid FC's Augustin Cosoroabă ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Damian Vergulescu. Damian Vergulescu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Cirlanesti's Damian Vergulescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Cirlanesti from getting a goal against them. 66 minutes into the match, Cirlanesti's goalkeeper Damian Vergulescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Liviu Urdea. Damian Vergulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Cosoroabă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 minutes of play, Rapid FC's Augustin Cosoroabă made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Damian Vergulescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Damian Vergulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augustin Cosoroabă, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 80th minute of the match, Augustin Cosoroabă tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Damian Vergulescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some careless play in the Cirlanesti defense, Augustin Cosoroabă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damian Vergulescu. The Cirlanesti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damian Vergulescu should have stopped the shot. Cirlanesti's Damian Vergulescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Cirlanesti from getting a goal against them. Petrică Bărboianu hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. The long shot by Fabian Hrib in the 87th minute really tested Damian Vergulescu's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Damian Vergulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augustin Cosoroabă, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxim Pop got free with Damian Vergulescu in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Damian Vergulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augustin Cosoroabă in the 92nd minute of the match. Damian Vergulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Cosoroabă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.