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STEAUA PLOIESTI
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Claudiu Muncelean started the match with the kick off. If Lucian Leluțiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Cristinel Vermeşan sped through STEAUA PLOIESTI's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paul Antohi. Alexandru Boldur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Matei Răduț tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudiu Muncelean received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Matei Răduț tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grigore Ciprian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Matei Răduț tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. poiana Mare FC's Matei Răduț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigore Ciprian in the 29th minute of play. Claudiu Muncelean struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Matei Răduț didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for STEAUA PLOIESTI. In the 34th minute Cristinel Vermeşan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Antohi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. poiana Mare FC's Matei Răduț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigore Ciprian in the 37th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 43rd minute by Claudiu Muncelean got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Cristinel Vermeşan made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Mihăiţă Rădescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Lucian Leluțiu came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the poiana Mare FC 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 Lucian Leluțiu couldn't finish the play. 55 minutes into the game, Silviu Petrean was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. poiana Mare FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave STEAUA PLOIESTI the free kick. In the 55th minute, Silviu Petrean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 57 minutes, Claudiu Muncelean managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STEAUA PLOIESTI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudiu Muncelean was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. STEAUA PLOIESTI's Paul Antohi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save STEAUA PLOIESTI from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vali Surugiu during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd match minute, STEAUA PLOIESTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vali Surugiu to maneuver through the defense. After 64 minutes STEAUA PLOIESTI's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anton Chificeac who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on poiana Mare FC's corner Anton Chificeac fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Paul Antohi quite easily take care of the ball. Costin Haidău's late challenge caught a STEAUA PLOIESTI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Costin Haidău helped the player get up and apologised. Costin Haidău kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes, STEAUA PLOIESTI's Gavril Huțanu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Matei Răduț came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in STEAUA PLOIESTI reached it. In the 74th minute Cristinel Vermeşan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Antohi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Antohi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristinel Vermeşan in the 83rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristinel Vermeşan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paul Antohi. That made the score 1-2 in the 90 minute of play. The STEAUA PLOIESTI supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching poiana Mare FC's performance. The match ended with a win for poiana Mare FC.