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Lupeni
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Manuel Spârlea made the kick off and thus started the match. Viorel Stroe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucian Argăseală in the 3rd minute of the match. Isac Albuț's late challenge caught a Bolintin United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isac Albuț helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Lupeni FCM getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Isac Albuț hit a great ball. Manuel Spârlea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Cosmin Cojocaru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bolintin United's Cosmin Cojocaru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Spârlea in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute Sergiu Brad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viorel Stroe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lucian Argăseală had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucian Argăseală received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Viorel Stroe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sergiu Brad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viorel Stroe having to interfere. Lucian Argăseală fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viorel Stroe having to interfere. Lupeni FCM's Manuel Spârlea got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute Manuel Spârlea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosmin Cojocaru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cosmin Cojocaru was a little too slow when Manuel Spârlea got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 2-0. Cosmin Cojocaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Spârlea, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Lucrețiu Ciolpan hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Codruț Sărăroiu from long distance, 43 minutes into the match, got Cosmin Cojocaru's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 46th minute, Constantin Corvin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cosmin Cojocaru was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sergiu Brad made a kick off. Sergiu Brad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Viorel Stroe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viorel Stroe made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Lucian Argăseală sent off a good shot on target. If Sergiu Brad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergiu Brad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viorel Stroe having to interfere. If Lucian Argăseală had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 95 minutes into the match, Bolintin United's goal looked a bit too open when Constantin Corvin came free, but Cosmin Cojocaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the game, Olimpiu Baltian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lupeni FCM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bolintin United the free kick. In the 96th match minute, Lupeni FCM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olimpiu Baltian to maneuver through the defense.