League

Maidanul
Spectators: 5773 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 50) Iordache Agusoaei started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ilie Panaiteanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iordache Agusoaei in the 4th minute of play. Ilie Panaiteanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Iuonaș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Valeriu Ardelean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilie Panaiteanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Iuonaș in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iordache Agusoaei in the 14th minute of play forced FC Prahova's goalkeeper Ilie Panaiteanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Iordache Agusoaei ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilie Panaiteanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugen Bornescu in the 23rd minute of play forced FC Prahova's goalkeeper Ilie Panaiteanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CHELSEA BACAU's Sorin Petre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Cârnu in the 27th minute of play. Cristinel Anghelescu hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Iuonaș in the 35th minute of play forced FC Prahova's goalkeeper Ilie Panaiteanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilie Panaiteanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iordache Agusoaei, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Nicu Tarcu hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. CHELSEA BACAU's Gheorghe Răduțu got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dan Cârnu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ilie Panaiteanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugen Bornescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iordache Agusoaei hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Ilie Panaiteanu was a little too slow when Romeo Iuonaș got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romeo Iuonaș got free with Ilie Panaiteanu in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Iordache Agusoaei took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Ilie Panaiteanu to make any attempt to save it. FC Prahova's Ilie Panaiteanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save FC Prahova from getting a goal against them. Francisc Armeanca hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in CHELSEA BACAU's zone, Marcel Grecu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sorin Petre came out of the goal and Marcel Grecu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, FC Prahova's Ilie Aurelianu got a free kick in the 83rd minute. With a little luck, FC Prahova's Ilie Panaiteanu got control of the ball when Romeo Iuonaș tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ilie Aurelianu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 90 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Prahova's Ilie Panaiteanu got control of the ball when Gheorghe Răduțu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 96th minute Iordache Agusoaei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilie Panaiteanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Alex Botgros fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Prahova's protests and gave Alex Botgros a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 97th minute of the game. One of FC Prahova:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of CHELSEA BACAU:s goal. Vasile Dănescu shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. CHELSEA BACAU's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.