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Pangalesti
Spectators: 7138 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vasile Oprea started the match with the kick off. SR Brasov's Gavril Hulubei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vintilă Stroia in the 7th minute of play. The supporters of Zont booed when SR Brasov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nichifor Bărboianu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Zont's zone, Petre Lucescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliodor Mitescu came out of the goal and Petre Lucescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. David Prisecaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vintilă Stroia in the 14th minute of play forced SR Brasov's goalkeeper Gavril Hulubei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gavril Hulubei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Codruț Andronescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 minutes of play, Zont's Vintilă Stroia made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gavril Hulubei was left in no man's land by his defense there! If David Prisecaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robert Iovulescu charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robert Iovulescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th match minute, SR Brasov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Iovulescu to maneuver through the defense. SR Brasov's Gavril Hulubei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxim Minea in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, SR Brasov's goal looked a bit too open when Codruț Andronescu came free, but Gavril Hulubei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SR Brasov's Gavril Hulubei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxim Minea in the 33rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as SR Brasov's Petre Lucescu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eliodor Mitescu. That made the score 1-1 after 34 minutes of play. Robert Iovulescu hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasile Oprea in the 48th minute of play forced SR Brasov's goalkeeper Gavril Hulubei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Petre Lucescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vintilă Stroia 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Petre Lucescu in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eliodor Mitescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 60 minutes into the match, Petre Lucescu notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Zont's Eliodor Mitescu. Eliodor Mitescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Remus Găină fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliodor Mitescu having to interfere. Petre Lucescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliodor Mitescu having to interfere. 75 minutes into the game, Vasile Oprea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zont's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SR Brasov the free kick. After a rather tough play, Zont's Vasile Oprea got a free kick in the 75th minute. When Petre Lucescu came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the SR Brasov 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 Petre Lucescu couldn't finish the play. Petre Lucescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eliodor Mitescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Petre Lucescu ran back to his position shaking his head. Remus Găină received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Eliodor Mitescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eliodor Mitescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Petre Lucescu's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Eliodor Mitescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Petre Lucescu's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. In the 93rd minute, Petre Lucescu made a precise shot to the right of Eliodor Mitescu. Zont's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2.