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Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Grigore Preda kicked off to start the match. BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Iustinian Mitrofan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cazimir Lopatnicu in the 3rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grigore Preda in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iustinian Mitrofan saved BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA- from getting behind. In the 6th minute, Costică Traian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Iustinian Mitrofan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cazimir Lopatnicu in the 9th minute of play. BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Iustinian Mitrofan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustin Ungheanu in the 10th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s goal looked a bit too open when Iustin Ungheanu came free, but Iustinian Mitrofan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nistor Ipătescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichifor Manciulea in the 16th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Grigore Preda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Iustinian Mitrofan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 26 minutes into the game, Grigore Preda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Iustinian Mitrofan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Craiova FC's Iustin Ungheanu got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Costică Traian got a free kick in the 30th minute. BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Iustinian Mitrofan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasile Grozuță in the 31st minute of play. Cazimir Lopatnicu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Iustinian Mitrofan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38thth minute of the game Grigore Preda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Iustinian Mitrofan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cazimir Lopatnicu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th match minute, BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelian Şerban to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

In the 56thth minute of the game Grigore Preda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Iustinian Mitrofan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iustin Ungheanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cazimir Lopatnicu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Grigore Preda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 64thth minute of the game Grigore Preda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Iustinian Mitrofan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 65th minute, Costică Şantău hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grigore Preda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Iustinian Mitrofan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st match minute, BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Traian Ştefănuţ to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Grigore Preda got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iustin Ungheanu got free with Iustinian Mitrofan in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA- defense, Grigore Preda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iustinian Mitrofan. The BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iustinian Mitrofan should have stopped the shot. If Grigore Preda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Grigore Preda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iustinian Mitrofan was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Iustin Ungheanu might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iustinian Mitrofan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iustin Ungheanu ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Grigore Preda in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iustinian Mitrofan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Luca Mandache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded Craiova FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-.