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GGG
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 50) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valer Jucan made the kick off which started today's match. The attack was good, but when George Siniştean in the 7th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Filip Toacsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Siniştean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 played minutes Gladiatorii got a freekick which was hit by Valer Jucan. When Fcsb's George Siniştean in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gladiatorii's goalie prevented a goal. In the 15thth minute of the game Augustin Păltineanu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gladiatorii's Filip Toacsen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 16 minutes, George Siniştean managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fcsb's supporters crossed their fingers, but George Siniştean was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 19 minutes of play, Fcsb's Paul Luncașu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filip Toacsen was left in no man's land by his defense there! 22 minutes into the game, Fcsb's Nichifor Alexandroae nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Filip Toacsen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. When George Siniştean came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Fcsb 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 George Siniştean couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute, Paul Luncașu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gladiatorii's Marian Lupșe shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 29th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Vasile Roşca but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, Gladiatorii's Stelian Novac got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 35th minute, Ionuț Racoviceanu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 36th minute, Francisc Câmpeanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filip Toacsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Siniştean, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Vasile Roşca made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Francisc Câmpeanu sent off a good shot on target. Filip Toacsen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Octav Ghelmegean's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. After 47 minutes, Francisc Balaban mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fcsb and the Gladiatorii players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vasile Roşca acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 48th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Marian Lupșe. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augustin Păltineanu to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Gladiatorii getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Doru Puric hit a great ball. Octav Ghelmegean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fcsb's George Siniştean got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. George Siniştean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Octav Ghelmegean received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Filip Toacsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonard Raicu during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Fcsb booed when Gladiatorii was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonard Raicu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Octav Ghelmegean struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Filip Toacsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fcsb. After having played for 70 minutes, George Siniştean managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fcsb's supporters crossed their fingers, but George Siniştean was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 71 played minutes Gladiatorii got a freekick which was hit by Augustin Adomniței. Filip Toacsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octav Ghelmegean, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Augustin Păltineanu had several of the Gladiatorii's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 74 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-3 score and a disappointed Filip Toacsen as he didn't even see the shot coming. Fcsb's George Siniştean got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Augustin Păltineanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fcsb's supporters rose to their feet, but Augustin Păltineanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filip Toacsen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If George Siniştean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. George Siniştean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisc Balaban kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. When the match was over Fcsb could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gladiatorii throughout the match.