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Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Octavian Scorţea kicked off to start the match. Cornel Constantinescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Andrei Ipătescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 4th match minute, UFC Claudesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liviu Voiculescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th play minute Cornel Constantinescu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Andrei Ipătescu. 1-0. Andrei Ipătescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristi Gâțea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, UFC Claudesti's Andrei Ipătescu got control of the ball when Cornel Constantinescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, LUCEAFARUL BUCURESTIULUI's Cristi Moldovan got a free kick in the 20th minute. Andrei Ipătescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristi Gâțea in the 25th minute of the match. Tiberiu Iorgovan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irinel Achifoaiei having to interfere. If Cornel Constantinescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrei Ipătescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristi Moldovan in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, UFC Claudesti's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristi Gâțea fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Cristi Gâțea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 43 minutes into the match, UFC Claudesti's goalkeeper Andrei Ipătescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cornel Constantinescu. If Cristi Gâțea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristi Gâțea made a kick off. The supporters of UFC Claudesti booed when LUCEAFARUL BUCURESTIULUI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristi Moldovan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrei Ipătescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornel Constantinescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After some careless play in the UFC Claudesti defense, Cornel Constantinescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrei Ipătescu. The UFC Claudesti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrei Ipătescu should have stopped the shot. Andrei Ipătescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristi Gâțea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiberiu Iorgovan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irinel Achifoaiei having to interfere. When Tiberiu Iorgovan came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the UFC Claudesti 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 Tiberiu Iorgovan couldn't finish the play. In the 82nd minute, Tiberiu Iorgovan made a precise shot to the right of Irinel Achifoaiei. LUCEAFARUL BUCURESTIULUI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 91 minutes into the match, LUCEAFARUL BUCURESTIULUI's goalkeeper Irinel Achifoaiei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Octavian Scorţea. Cornel Constantinescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. LUCEAFARUL BUCURESTIULUI had won after a very even match.