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Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sergiu Pelin started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Dream Team Titan booed when Steaua FCSB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Spiridon didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Sergiu Pelin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Matei Baicea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Mircea Bărbătescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 minutes, Cătălin Macavei mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dream Team Titan and the Steaua FCSB players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Dream Team Titan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! Matei Baicea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergiu Pelin, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Steaua FCSB's zone, Paul Oneț stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Costică Diaconescu came out of the goal and Paul Oneț tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 29 played minutes Steaua FCSB got a freekick which was hit by Dinu Tecău. If Sergiu Pelin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 42nd minute Mircea Bărbătescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matei Baicea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Dream Team Titan's zone, Mircea Bărbătescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matei Baicea came out of the goal and Mircea Bărbătescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dream Team Titan's Matei Baicea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Pelin in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iurie Bistreanu to make the kick off. Mircea Bărbătescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sergiu Pelin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Sergiu Pelin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Matei Baicea, 0-4. When Mircea Bărbătescu came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Steaua FCSB 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 Mircea Bărbătescu couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Mircea Bărbătescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Steaua FCSB's supporters rose to their feet, but Mircea Bărbătescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matei Baicea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Steaua FCSB booed when Dream Team Titan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iacob Liciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mircea Bărbătescu struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Matei Baicea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Steaua FCSB. Matei Baicea stood somewhat misplaced when Sergiu Pelin came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 81 minute. Mircea Bărbătescu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Matei Baicea when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 87th minute, Steaua FCSB's Sergiu Pelin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. With a little luck, Dream Team Titan's Matei Baicea got control of the ball when Mircea Bărbătescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paul Oneț sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sergiu Pelin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match was over Steaua FCSB could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Dream Team Titan throughout the match.