League

Emilian Stefanica
Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 100) In the 3rd minute Rareș Murgoci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Ostoici saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rareș Murgoci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Costin Ostoici tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova booed when Steaua FC Iasi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisc Dinculescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 10 played minutes, Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova's Nichifor Perșa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristian Horia came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova reached it. Codrin Dersidan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Horia having to interfere. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Steaua FC Iasi's goalkeeper Cristian Horia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! Ferdinand Elefteriu shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova's Costin Ostoici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rareș Murgoci in the 22nd minute of play. Vasile Codreanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristian Horia having to make a save. 30 minutes into the match, Steaua FC Iasi's goal looked a bit too open when Codrin Dersidan came free, but Cristian Horia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costin Ostoici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rareș Murgoci in the 32nd minute of the match. When Ivan Dragotescu fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova's protests and gave Ivan Dragotescu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Ivan Dragotescu hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matei Tudor got free with Costin Ostoici in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Codrin Dersidan was the one to do the kick off. Matei Tudor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Costin Ostoici tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rareș Murgoci's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Costin Ostoici read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. A collision led to Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ivan Dragotescu hit a great ball. Costin Ostoici took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matei Tudor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ivan Dragotescu hit a great ball. Leonard Berechet kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After 62 played minutes Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Dragotescu. In the 64th minute of the match Steaua FC Iasi got a corner. Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ferdinand Elefteriu ran over to the corner to take the kick. A very nice done corner allowed Rareș Murgoci to score against Costin Ostoici in Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova's goal. 1-1 after 64 minutes. 72 minutes into the game, Rareș Barbălată was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Steaua FC Iasi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Steaua FC Iasi:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova:s goal. The goalkeeper, Cristian Horia, was totally fooled by Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova's Nichifor Perșa, who 74 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova's Costin Ostoici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matei Tudor in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rareș Murgoci in the 78th minute of play forced Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova's goalkeeper Costin Ostoici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 80 minutes, Matei Tudor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Steaua FC Iasi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matei Tudor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 82nd match minute, Steaua FC Iasi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toader Cristoiu to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Horia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Dersidan in the 85th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Steaua FC Iasi's goalkeeper Cristian Horia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vasile Codreanu. Matei Tudor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Costin Ostoici tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Horia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Codrin Dersidan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Steaua FC Iasi supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova's performance. The match ended with a win for Ro-MzF Stiinta Craiova.