League

Otelul
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Otelul Galati's Adam Doicaru got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Cornel Cioiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Andrițoiu in the 4th minute of play. Gabriel Armeanca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the game, Dan Muja was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. STEAUA BUCUREȘTI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Otelul Galati the free kick. Dan Muja hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute, Otelul Galati's Nicu Calboreanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Paul Zglimbea. Paul Zglimbea yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. STEAUA BUCUREȘTI's Paul Zglimbea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicu Calboreanu in the 15th minute of play. Gabriel Armeanca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nicu Calboreanu might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paul Zglimbea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicu Calboreanu ran back to his position shaking his head. 33 minutes into the game, Eusebiu Chitimia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. STEAUA BUCUREȘTI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Otelul Galati the free kick. In the 39th minute, Maxim Andrițoiu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cornel Cioiu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Armeanca got free with Paul Zglimbea in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maxim Andrițoiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Cornel Cioiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maxim Andrițoiu made a kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Nicu Calboreanu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Paul Zglimbea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 58 minutes, Nicu Calboreanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Otelul Galati's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicu Calboreanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, STEAUA BUCUREȘTI's Matei Stoian got a free kick in the 59th minute. Maxim Andrițoiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd minute Maxim Andrițoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornel Cioiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel Armeanca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 75 minutes, Dan Muja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STEAUA BUCUREȘTI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dan Muja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. STEAUA BUCUREȘTI's Dan Muja got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Otelul Galati's Nicu Calboreanu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paul Zglimbea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Gabriel Armeanca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cornel Cioiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Andrițoiu in the 89th minute of play. Dan Muja could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Cornel Cioiu made a huge save. Paul Zglimbea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Armeanca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.