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Nicseni Stars
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cosmin Itu started the match with the kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Mircea Tomoioagă who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Nicseni - BTF's Toader Caranfil was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 10th match minute, manager team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mircea Tomoioagă to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute, one of manager team:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for manager team. Lucian Ciorogaru took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Toader Caranfil. FC Nicseni - BTF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosmin Itu in the 34th minute of play forced manager team's goalkeeper Teodor Arsene to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teodor Arsene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosmin Itu in the 35th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Octavian Bogătan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, David Spirea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The manager team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After the first half manager team were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mircea Tomoioagă was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Spirea got free with Toader Caranfil in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Mircea Tomoioagă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th match minute, FC Nicseni - BTF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tudor Casian to maneuver through the defense. 58 minutes into the match, FC Nicseni - BTF's goal looked a bit too open when Mircea Tomoioagă came free, but Toader Caranfil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Mircea Tomoioagă dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Toader Caranfil, 1-3. manager team's Teodor Arsene played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Corneliu Comănescu in the 66th minute of play. Octavian Bogătan hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After 69 played minutes, FC Nicseni - BTF's Valeriu Amărculesei shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Teodor Arsene 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 FC Nicseni - BTF reached it. After some careless play in the manager team defense, Corneliu Comănescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teodor Arsene. The manager team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teodor Arsene should have stopped the shot. Mircea Tomoioagă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toader Caranfil having to interfere. After 80 played minutes FC Nicseni - BTF got a freekick which was hit by Tudor Casian. Mircea Tomoioagă was extremely unlucky when he, in the 81st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Nicseni - BTF! Toader Caranfil had in the 87thth minute some difficulties stopping Laurențiu Berbec's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Laurențiu Berbec notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of FC Nicseni - BTF's Toader Caranfil. Toader Caranfil was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sorin Contra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodor Arsene having to interfere. After having played for 96 minutes, Calistrat Voiculescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. manager team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Calistrat Voiculescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. David Spirea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The FC Nicseni - BTF supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching manager team's performance. The match ended with a win for manager team.