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Cotenesti
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Ştefan Lucaci made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ştefan Lucaci in the 11th minute of play forced Foresta Ceahlau's goalkeeper Ivan Ştefănică to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ştefan Lucaci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Marian Tudose fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Foresta Ceahlau's protests and gave Marian Tudose a yellow card for diving instead. In the 23rd minute, Marian Tudose hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Leonard Lovinescu came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Cotenesti FC 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 Leonard Lovinescu couldn't finish the play. Cristinel Rânceanu's late challenge caught a Cotenesti FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristinel Rânceanu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Foresta Ceahlau's Cristinel Rânceanu got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Marcel Voinea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Bacalu in the 38th minute of play. Marcel Voinea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Bacalu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pavel Bacalu to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Leonard Lovinescu notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Foresta Ceahlau's Ivan Ştefănică. Ivan Ştefănică was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ivan Ştefănică showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ştefan Lucaci, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Marcel Voinea was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Pavel Bacalu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pavel Bacalu really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Pavel Bacalu sped through Cotenesti FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcel Voinea. 70 minutes into the match, Foresta Ceahlau's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Glăvan came free, but Ivan Ştefănică reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cotenesti FC's goalkeeper Marcel Voinea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 79 minutes into the game, Leonard Lovinescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Ivan Ştefănică was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcel Voinea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Bacalu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The audience was convinced that Pavel Bacalu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcel Voinea was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Marius Reznic struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Marcel Voinea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Foresta Ceahlau. After 85 played minutes Cotenesti FC got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Glăvan. When Foresta Ceahlau's Pavel Bacalu in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cotenesti FC's goalie prevented a goal. Marcel Voinea was a little too slow when Pavel Bacalu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 3-3. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.