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Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 132) Iordache Cârstea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dragoş Milea in the 4th minute. Dumitru Mara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Gelu Mereacre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 11 minutes, Dragoş Milea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Craiova's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dragoş Milea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marian Lipoveanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Iordache Cârstea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 minutes, Nicu Baldazar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the STEAUA KYB and the FC Craiova players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicu Baldazar hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, FC Craiova's Matei Bărcăuan tried to score from far away in the 15th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Ivan Manciulea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Lipoveanu in the 24th minute of play forced STEAUA KYB's goalkeeper Iordache Cârstea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26thth minute of the game Dumitru Mara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Craiova's Gelu Mereacre was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gelu Mereacre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Manciulea in the 35th minute of the match. Ivan Manciulea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gelu Mereacre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Manciulea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marian Lipoveanu to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Lipoveanu in the 57th minute of play forced STEAUA KYB's goalkeeper Iordache Cârstea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Manciulea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ivan Manciulea came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the STEAUA KYB fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ivan Manciulea couldn't finish the play. Ivan Manciulea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Dumitru Mara managed to get in a good position for a shot. STEAUA KYB's supporters rose to their feet, but Dumitru Mara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gelu Mereacre breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 73 played minutes FC Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Iustin Sucigan. Dumitru Mara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Gelu Mereacre made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragoş Milea in the 86th minute of play forced STEAUA KYB's goalkeeper Iordache Cârstea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iordache Cârstea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragoş Milea, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Dragoş Milea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iordache Cârstea having to interfere. Dragoş Milea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iordache Cârstea having to interfere. After some careless play in the STEAUA KYB defense, Marian Lipoveanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iordache Cârstea. The STEAUA KYB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iordache Cârstea should have stopped the shot. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.