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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Horia Ionaș kicked off to start the match. Toader Ipătescu kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After 4 played minutes RAPID 1923 got a freekick which was hit by Adam Ghinescu. In the 5th minute Horia Ionaș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Manu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Steaua București's zone, Petru Pătrașcu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manole Mocanu came out of the goal and Petru Pătrașcu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Iosif Iorgu came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the RAPID 1923 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 Iosif Iorgu couldn't finish the play. After having played for 13 minutes, Toader Ipătescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Steaua București's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toader Ipătescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Horia Ionaș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 19 minutes, Toader Ipătescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Steaua București's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toader Ipătescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Iordache Arnăutu's late challenge caught a RAPID 1923's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iordache Arnăutu helped the player get up and apologised. 27 minutes into the match, Iosif Iorgu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manole Mocanu. Steaua București's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iosif Iorgu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adam Ghinescu in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manole Mocanu saved Steaua București from getting behind. Manole Mocanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iurie Dimofte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iosif Mitu in the 37th minute of play forced RAPID 1923's goalkeeper Valentin Manu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Horia Ionaș managed to get in a good position for a shot. Steaua București's supporters rose to their feet, but Horia Ionaș was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Manu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 41 minutes into the game, Steaua București's Iosif Mitu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valentin Manu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 44 minutes into the match, Steaua București's goal looked a bit too open when Iurie Dimofte came free, but Manole Mocanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iurie Dimofte in the 46th minute of play forced Steaua București's goalkeeper Manole Mocanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iosif Iorgu got free with Manole Mocanu in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Iurie Dimofte made the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes Steaua București got a freekick which was hit by Toader Ipătescu. Steaua București's Horia Ionaș got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Horia Ionaș came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Steaua București 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 Horia Ionaș couldn't finish the play. In the 56th minute, Steaua București's Iosif Mitu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. In the 60th match minute, Steaua București was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iordache Arnăutu to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the game, RAPID 1923's Iurie Dimofte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manole Mocanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 64th minute Iurie Dimofte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manole Mocanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Horia Ionaș in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valentin Manu saved RAPID 1923 from getting behind. Iordache Arnăutu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Valentin Manu made a huge save. A collision led to Steaua București getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Cezar Ponor hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Valentin Manu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 72 minutes, Adam Ghinescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RAPID 1923 and the Steaua București players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Petru Pătrașcu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iurie Dimofte in the 76th minute of play forced Steaua București's goalkeeper Manole Mocanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Steaua București booed when RAPID 1923 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Ghinescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes in the game, Iosif Mitu dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 82 minutes into the match, Steaua București's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Ghinescu came free, but Manole Mocanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paul Cumpanașu kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horia Ionaș in the 88th minute of play forced RAPID 1923's goalkeeper Valentin Manu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Horia Ionaș in the 89th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Valentin Manu kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 2-3 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. The supporters of RAPID 1923 booed when Steaua București was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toader Ipătescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Steaua București's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.