League

Wembley
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Toader Iovanovici made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Dragoş Pintea sent off a good shot on target. When Costel Abrudan came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Prelucele AC 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 Costel Abrudan couldn't finish the play. 12 minutes into the match, Doru Dedu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Toader Iovanovici, 1-0. An unexpected shot in the 18th minute by Dragoş Pintea got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 24th minute, Vasile Șofran had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Sorin Dersidan charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sorin Dersidan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 26 played minutes Prelucele AC got a freekick which was hit by Sorin Dersidan. In the 29th minute of the match, Gică Anisie tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Toader Iovanovici saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Toader Iovanovici made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octav Ionescu in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Prelucele AC's goal looked a bit too open when Octav Ionescu came free, but Toader Iovanovici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Doru Dedu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toader Iovanovici. Prelucele AC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Doru Dedu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Prelucele AC's zone, Doru Dedu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Toader Iovanovici came out of the goal and Doru Dedu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 42 minutes into the match, Prelucele AC's goal looked a bit too open when Octav Ionescu came free, but Toader Iovanovici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Prelucele AC's zone, Dragoş Pintea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Toader Iovanovici came out of the goal and Dragoş Pintea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Costel Abrudan to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Cléberson Guimarães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, Rapid F.C.'s goalkeeper Valentin Vulpescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Constantin Madgearu. Dragoş Pintea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Toader Iovanovici tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th match minute, Prelucele AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Crețulescu to maneuver through the defense. Toader Iovanovici stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Doru Dedu's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. When Rapid F.C.'s Doru Dedu in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Prelucele AC's goalie prevented a goal. Toader Iovanovici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gică Anisie, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When Constantin Madgearu came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Prelucele AC 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 Constantin Madgearu couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Prelucele AC's Valeriu Haidău got a free kick in the 80th minute. 84 minutes into the match, Prelucele AC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonny Eklund came free, but Toader Iovanovici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Toader Iovanovici stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Doru Dedu's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. After 89 minutes of play, Rapid F.C.'s Gică Anisie made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Toader Iovanovici was left in no man's land by his defense there! Prelucele AC's Toader Iovanovici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonny Eklund in the 95th minute of play. Prelucele AC's Toader Iovanovici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octav Ionescu in the 96th minute of play. Rapid F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.