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Sohodolu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ionel Alupoaie got the match started through his kick off. Petre Gorjanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octav Manciulea having to interfere. Nistor Albulescu's late challenge caught a Sohodolu CSS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nistor Albulescu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th minute, Nistor Albulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aurel Bărbat, 8 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Lucrețiu Şerb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Trifu in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petre Gorjanu in the 10th minute of play forced Sohodolu CSS's goalkeeper Octav Manciulea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudiu Trifu in the 14th minute of play forced Stenea's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Şerb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Claudiu Trifu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucrețiu Şerb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Sohodolu CSS's zone, Petre Gorjanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octav Manciulea came out of the goal and Petre Gorjanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Radu Roşoga sped through Stenea's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lucrețiu Şerb. Radu Roşoga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 33rd minute of the match Nistor Albulescu completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Nistor Albulescu a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Sohodolu CSS booed when Stenea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nistor Albulescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 38 in the game by Radu Roşoga from a close distance when the talented Lucrețiu Şerb managed to make a qualified save. Stenea's players were relieved. Radu Roşoga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Lucrețiu Şerb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudiu Trifu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ionel Alupoaie during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd minute, Ionel Alupoaie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Claudiu Trifu put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Lucrețiu Şerb. Irinel Stegaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octav Manciulea having to interfere. If Radu Roşoga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Dorel Oțeteleșanu fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stenea's protests and gave Dorel Oțeteleșanu a yellow card for diving instead. Aurel Bărbat walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Stenea's Lucrețiu Şerb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radu Roşoga in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Ionel Alupoaie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucrețiu Şerb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Trifu in the 77th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Claudiu Trifu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucrețiu Şerb was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, Stenea's goal looked a bit too open when Claudiu Trifu came free, but Lucrețiu Şerb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Stenea's goal looked a bit too open when Claudiu Trifu came free, but Lucrețiu Şerb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudiu Trifu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Stenea defense, Claudiu Trifu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucrețiu Şerb. The Stenea fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucrețiu Şerb should have stopped the shot. Claudiu Trifu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucrețiu Şerb having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sohodolu CSS fans cheered their team off the field, for while Stenea had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.