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Tineretului
Spectators: 7147 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) Horea Geambașu made the kick off and thus started the match. Grigore Coșeriu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 4th minute Eusebiu Tofan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Arghirescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Arghirescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nistor Drumeș in the 6th minute. If Horea Geambașu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stegarii's Rareș Podgoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horea Geambașu in the 13th minute of play. Gelu Banu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Rareș Podgoreanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gelu Banu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Rareș Podgoreanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stegarii's Rareș Podgoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horea Geambașu in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, AFC Catenaccio's goalkeeper Ivan Arghirescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nistor Drumeș. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Ivan Arghirescu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, AFC Catenaccio's Ivan Arghirescu got control of the ball when Grigore Coșeriu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ivan Arghirescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grigore Coșeriu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to AFC Catenaccio getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Emanuel Daimacă hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Gelu Banu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rareș Podgoreanu. Stegarii's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gelu Banu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eusebiu Tofan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Eusebiu Tofan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Arghirescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gelu Banu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, Eusebiu Tofan made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Arghirescu. AFC Catenaccio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 70 minutes into the match, Liviu Ungur had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivan Arghirescu. AFC Catenaccio's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Liviu Ungur was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 73 minutes into the match, Nistor Drumeș notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of AFC Catenaccio's Ivan Arghirescu. Ivan Arghirescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ivan Arghirescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nistor Drumeș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Gelu Banu fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Catenaccio's protests and gave Gelu Banu a yellow card for diving instead. After 76 played minutes AFC Catenaccio got a freekick which was hit by Gelu Banu. AFC Catenaccio's Ivan Arghirescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebiu Tofan in the 78th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Eusebiu Tofan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Arghirescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. In the 83rd minute Grigore Coșeriu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Arghirescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Alex Saşca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivan Arghirescu came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Stegarii's Eusebiu Tofan. But to his dismay, Eusebiu Tofan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. Horea Geambașu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rareș Podgoreanu having to interfere. If Gelu Banu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gelu Banu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Stegarii fans cheered their team off the field, for while AFC Catenaccio had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.