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STEAUA BUCURESTI
Spectators: 5010 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 10) Daniel Diaconescu made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes in the game, Nicodim Miroiu fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Cornel Udurbac having to interfere. Ionică Cupșa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ferdinand Schiau didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucian Călin went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of STEAUA BUCURESTI:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Latesti:s goal. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by STEAUA BUCURESTI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iurie Albu was slow to take the kick. During this time Latesti's players had a chance to rest. Emil Brânzaș made a great header on Latesti's corner, it was just that STEAUA BUCURESTI's Ferdinand Schiau managed to reach the ball for a save. Ferdinand Schiau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucian Călin in the 19th minute of play. Ferdinand Schiau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucian Călin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ferdinand Schiau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucian Călin, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After having played for 27 minutes, Valeriu Aluncai managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STEAUA BUCURESTI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valeriu Aluncai was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Diaconescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of STEAUA BUCURESTI booed when Latesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vlad Ababei didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Lucian Călin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferdinand Schiau was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 34th minute of the match Iurie Albu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ferdinand Schiau showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Virgil Vasilache managed to get in a good position for a shot. STEAUA BUCURESTI's supporters rose to their feet, but Virgil Vasilache was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cornel Udurbac breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valeriu Aluncai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. STEAUA BUCURESTI's Nicodim Miroiu was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 45th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal.

In the 52nd minute, Manuel Ecobici hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cornel Udurbac stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicodim Miroiu's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Latesti's Cornel Udurbac played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicodim Miroiu in the 56th minute of play. After 60 minutes, Valeriu Aluncai made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Latesti's Cornel Udurbac tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cornel Udurbac stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicodim Miroiu's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Nicodim Miroiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Cornel Udurbac tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ionică Cupșa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergiu Dragota lost his temper 87 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 87 minutes into the game, one of STEAUA BUCURESTI:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Lucian Sorin hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Iurie Albu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ferdinand Schiau. STEAUA BUCURESTI's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Valeriu Aluncai hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in STEAUA BUCURESTI's zone, Lucian Călin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ferdinand Schiau came out of the goal and Lucian Călin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Despite being the better team, STEAUA BUCURESTI failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.