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Alexandria
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bucosnita's Cătălin Dacian 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. After a defensive mix-up in Bucosnita's zone, Dan Niculiță stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Hurdubețiu came out of the goal and Dan Niculiță tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cătălin Dacian blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ştefan Sticlaru having to make a save. Mihăiţă Zâncă might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ştefan Sticlaru. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mihăiţă Zâncă ran back to his position shaking his head. If Mihăiţă Zâncă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When F.C. Obîrșeni's Dumitru Encea in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bucosnita's goalie prevented a goal. Ivan Hurdubețiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dumitru Encea, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Dan Niculiță received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Ivan Hurdubețiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Hurdubețiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Răzvan Olariu in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute Dumitru Encea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Hurdubețiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dumitru Encea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Hurdubețiu having to interfere. Dan Niculiță sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, F.C. Obîrșeni's Răzvan Olariu got a free kick in the 40th minute. Cătălin Dacian took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ştefan Sticlaru. Ştefan Sticlaru dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The F.C. Obîrșeni players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bucosnita were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dumitru Encea to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 64th minute, Lucrețiu Barbăneagră hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucrețiu Barbăneagră hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After having played for 66 minutes, Cătălin Dacian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bucosnita's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cătălin Dacian 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 71st minute, Dumitru Encea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C. Obîrșeni fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Dumitru Encea 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 F.C. Obîrșeni's zone, Mihăiţă Zâncă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ştefan Sticlaru came out of the goal and Mihăiţă Zâncă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 87 played minutes, F.C. Obîrșeni's Rareș Toader shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ivan Hurdubețiu 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 F.C. Obîrșeni reached it. The audience was convinced that Dumitru Encea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Hurdubețiu was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the game, Ivan Niculescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bucosnita's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. Obîrșeni the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 91st minute of the game. One of Bucosnita:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of F.C. Obîrșeni:s goal. Ivan Hurdubețiu had in the 92ndth minute some difficulties stopping Manole Nițescu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball.