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Spectators: 7234 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 4) FC Rapid's Denis Chitimia 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. Dorel Zbughină took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Răuţă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 7 minutes, Codrin Urderean managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Rapid's supporters crossed their fingers, but Codrin Urderean was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 11th minute Claudiu Boldișor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Zogreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudiu Boldișor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Zogreanu having to interfere. Fabian Zogreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudiu Boldișor, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Fabian Zogreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelian Ortacu in the 27th minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Manole Răuţă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Denis Chitimia in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dorel Zbughină saved Dinamo Bucuresti from getting behind. When Codrin Urderean came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the FC Rapid 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 Codrin Urderean couldn't finish the play. In the 44th minute, Claudiu Boldișor got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aurelian Ortacu was the one to do the kick off. Fabian Zogreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelian Ortacu in the 62nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Rapid's zone, Claudiu Boldișor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Zogreanu came out of the goal and Claudiu Boldișor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Rapid's zone, Claudiu Boldișor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Zogreanu came out of the goal and Claudiu Boldișor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Octav Balotă charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Octav Balotă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Dinamo Bucuresti! In the 78th minute there was a penalty for FC Rapid. Iurie Stănoiu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dorel Zbughină. 1-0. After 81 played minutes Dinamo Bucuresti got a freekick which was hit by Adam Lemnaru. If Denis Chitimia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Codrin Urderean in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dorel Zbughină saved Dinamo Bucuresti from getting behind. Manole Răuţă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorel Zbughină having to interfere. If Codrin Urderean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dinamo Bucuresti's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.