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Cojani
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Mutu started the match with the kick off. Mihai Banu hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 8 played minutes Cojani CS got a freekick which was hit by Narcis Dărmănescu. Calistrat Coroian charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Calistrat Coroian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Mutu in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Octav Mircescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16thth minute of the game Cristi Bourceanu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cojani CS's Iulian Codru was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Zlasti's Cristi Bourceanu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iulian Codru narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Iulian Codru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristi Bourceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. If Manuel Mutu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mihai Banus short, quick shot in the 27thth minute got Octav Mircescu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Octav Mircescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Mutu, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. If Gigi Corbu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cristi Bourceanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute, Cristi Bourceanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zlasti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gigi Corbu to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Cojani CS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Ghiurutan to maneuver through the defense. Octav Mircescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihai Banu, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anton Durbac during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Cojani CS booed when Zlasti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Durbac didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gigi Corbu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute Gigi Corbu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iulian Codru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gigi Corbu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristi Bourceanu might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iulian Codru. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristi Bourceanu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 77th minute Gigi Corbu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iulian Codru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Narcis Dărmănescu kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Cristi Bourceanu scored 0-3 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iulian Codru, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Iulian Codru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gigi Corbu in the 93rd minute of play. Gigi Corbu hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Zlasti eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.