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Bata
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Calimanesti's Gigel Jurca started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gigel Dascălu hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Cazimir Albescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bata's Tudor Țâpu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iurie Sorin in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Radu Drumeș hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 12 played minutes Calimanesti got a freekick which was hit by Avram Zgabei. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cazimir Albescu in the 15th minute of play forced Calimanesti's goalkeeper Emanuel Iacob to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Mihai Balint was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Calimanesti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bata the free kick. Mihai Balint hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Cazimir Albescu put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Emanuel Iacob. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vasile Moisescu got free with Emanuel Iacob in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cazimir Albescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Emanuel Iacob tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gigel Jurca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Tudor Țâpu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vasile Moisescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cazimir Albescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emanuel Iacob. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cazimir Albescu ran back to his position shaking his head.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cazimir Albescu was the one to do the kick off. Vasile Moisescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emanuel Iacob read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. In the 57th minute, Vasile Moisescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emanuel Iacob was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 61stth minute of the game Vasile Moisescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Calimanesti's Emanuel Iacob was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Gigel Jurca notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Bata's Tudor Țâpu. Tudor Țâpu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Bata getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Viorel Prunaru hit a great ball. Mihail Cuculeanu charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mihail Cuculeanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Viorel Prunaru took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emanuel Iacob. Emanuel Iacob dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 80th minute, Viorel Prunaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tudor Țâpu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gigel Jurca's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Cazimir Albescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Iacob having to interfere. After some careless play in the Calimanesti defense, Vasile Moisescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuel Iacob. The Calimanesti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuel Iacob should have stopped the shot. Cazimir Albescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Iacob having to interfere. Calimanesti's Mihai Balint got his second yellow card of the match in the 95th minute. The referee ordered Mihai Balint off the ground. In the 99th minute Bata were awarded a corner. Alex Loghin went to the cornerflag to take it. Bata walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.