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Motaenii
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute, Pompiliu Petrean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th play minute Ferdinand Barbosu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Gelu Adam. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in FC Rapid's zone, Ferdinand Barbosu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gelu Adam came out of the goal and Ferdinand Barbosu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leonard Petrean in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gelu Adam saved FC Rapid from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Leonard Petrean kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gelu Adam. That made the score 2-0 in the 15 minute of play. Gelu Adam was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Leonard Petrean showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 18 minute of play. Rafael Márquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinu Ciutacu, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Leonard Petrean's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gelu Adam read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Ferdinand Barbosu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Gelu Adam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, FC Rapid's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Petrean came free, but Gelu Adam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vasile Cinteză took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rafael Márquez. Motaenii's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dinu Ciutacu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Rafael Márquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Gelu Adam managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Motaenii's Leonard Petrean fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Leonard Petrean received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Gelu Adam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silviu Silişteanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinand Barbosu in the 53rd minute of play forced FC Rapid's goalkeeper Gelu Adam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Rapid's Gelu Adam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Barbosu in the 55th minute of play. FC Rapid's Gelu Adam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Petrean in the 64th minute of play. In the 66thth minute of the game Leonard Petrean who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Rapid's Gelu Adam was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emil Stejaru hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. If Leonard Petrean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 71st minute Leonard Petrean shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gelu Adam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute Ferdinand Barbosu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gelu Adam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to FC Rapid getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Ioan Mărculescu hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Ferdinand Barbosu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Motaenii's supporters rose to their feet, but Ferdinand Barbosu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gelu Adam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leonard Petrean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gelu Adam having to interfere. 89 minutes into the game, Ferdinand Barbosu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Gelu Adam was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gelu Adam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinand Barbosu, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. If Leonard Petrean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Motaenii's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.