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STEAUA
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dan Lăceanu got the match started through his kick off. Iurie Neicu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cornel Plopșor in the 3rd minute of the match. Cornel Plopșor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Iurie Neicu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Global Sistem's Liviu Giurcă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Lăceanu in the 11th minute of play. Emanuel Boltașu charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Boltașu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Dan Lăceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. STEAUA SIGHET's supporters rose to their feet, but Dan Lăceanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Liviu Giurcă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 18th match minute, STEAUA SIGHET was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurel Dănășel to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Dan Lăceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. STEAUA SIGHET's supporters rose to their feet, but Dan Lăceanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Liviu Giurcă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 27th minute, Panait Bogza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Global Sistem's goalkeeper Liviu Giurcă had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dan Lăceanu. Iurie Neicu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cornel Plopșor in the 47th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cornel Plopșor made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Cornel Plopșor kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Iurie Neicu. That made the score 0-1 in the 63 minute of play. Doru Bălașa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Sandu Aldescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Global Sistem getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Doru Bălașa hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Aristide Pască sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Global Sistem's Liviu Giurcă didn't even have to move. Liviu Giurcă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Lăceanu in the 79th minute of the match. Maxim Mărăscu charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maxim Mărăscu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 92 played minutes STEAUA SIGHET got a freekick which was hit by Maxim Mărăscu. In the 94th minute, Ionuț Baciu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sandu Aldescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The STEAUA SIGHET supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Global Sistem's performance. The match ended with a win for Global Sistem.