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Covragi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Cernatesti's Cristinel Ghimpu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Cristinel Ghimpu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bogdan Gafița showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basarab Andrieșanu in the 10th minute of the match. After having played for 15 minutes, Cornel Balaban managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cernatesti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cornel Balaban was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Cristinel Ghimpu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cernatesti's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristinel Ghimpu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Horia Giuverdea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 22 minutes into the match, Cernatesti's goalkeeper Bogdan Gafița had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mugur Bădulescu. Cristinel Ghimpu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marian Ogică sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernest Ostoici fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Gafița having to interfere. Cernatesti's Bogdan Gafița proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Cernatesti from getting a goal against them. Basarab Andrieșanu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 35th minute. Covragi's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Horia Giuverdea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Ogică in the 40th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Basarab Andrieșanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Covragi's supporters rose to their feet, but Basarab Andrieșanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bogdan Gafița breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Bogdan Gafița showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basarab Andrieșanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Mugur Bădulescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bogdan Gafița showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basarab Andrieșanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Mugur Bădulescu 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 a defensive mix-up in Cernatesti's zone, Basarab Andrieșanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bogdan Gafița came out of the goal and Basarab Andrieșanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Mugur Bădulescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bogdan Gafița was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Cristinel Ghimpu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horia Giuverdea having to interfere. If Mugur Bădulescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bogdan Gafița showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basarab Andrieșanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Cristinel Ghimpu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Horia Giuverdea, 0-1. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cernatesti walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.