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Zapodeni
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Narcis Vornicu kicked off to start the match. Flavius Chitimia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiberiu Moiș having to interfere. 12 minutes into the game, The Warriors's Gică Giurgiu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tiberiu Moiș made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 16 minutes, Ştefan Ploieșteanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Warriors and the Zapodeni AS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Narcis Vornicu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Mihăiţă Demian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Edgar Robu fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zapodeni AS's protests and gave Edgar Robu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Zapodeni AS getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Edgar Robu hit a great ball. Gică Giurgiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gică Giurgiu in the 39th minute of play forced Zapodeni AS's goalkeeper Tiberiu Moiș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Flavius Chitimia to strike the kick off in the second half. Tiberiu Moiș was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Remus Murgoci. Gică Giurgiu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tiberiu Moiș firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of The Warriors booed when Zapodeni AS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurel Mihălțan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Warriors were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Zapodeni AS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ştefan Ploieșteanu took the corner. In the 75th match minute, Zapodeni AS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Robu to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zapodeni AS's goalkeeper Tiberiu Moiș, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Gică Giurgiu could shoot a difficult shot in the 92nd minute, which Tiberiu Moiș however easily saved by the left post. The referee felt a red card was in order, 93 minutes into the game, when Valeriu Pociu put in a rough tackle. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavius Chitimia in the 99th minute of play forced Zapodeni AS's goalkeeper Tiberiu Moiș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The The Warriors supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing The Warriors would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.