League

Ghencia
Spectators: 5043 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 43) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ernest Zbârlea made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tudor Capătă during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Stelian Unchiaşu scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ferdinand Enceanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 9 minutes into the game, Parau's Stelian Unchiaşu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ferdinand Enceanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cornel Stolniceanu got free with Petrică Gurzău in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Ernest Zbârlea could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Petrică Gurzău however easily saved by the left post. After 18 minutes Parau's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ernest Zbârlea who took care of the corner kick. Tudor Capătă hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Ernest Zbârlea in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Petrică Gurzău, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ernest Zbârlea might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Petrică Gurzău. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ernest Zbârlea ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Ghiorman in the 32nd minute of play forced Parau's goalkeeper Petrică Gurzău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Radu Pogea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ernest Zbârlea came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Steaua Bucuresti 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 Ernest Zbârlea couldn't finish the play. Ionel Drăgan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Petrică Gurzău tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Parau defense, Ernest Zbârlea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Petrică Gurzău. The Parau fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Petrică Gurzău should have stopped the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tudor Capătă to strike the kick off in the second half. Ferdinand Enceanu made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Stelian Unchiaşu sent off a good shot on target. In the 54th minute Ernest Zbârlea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petrică Gurzău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ernest Zbârlea came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Steaua Bucuresti 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 Ernest Zbârlea couldn't finish the play. Steaua Bucuresti's Cornel Stolniceanu got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Parau's zone, Ernest Zbârlea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Petrică Gurzău came out of the goal and Ernest Zbârlea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ionel Drăgan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petrică Gurzău having to interfere. Ionel Drăgan hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Parau's Stelian Unchiaşu got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ferdinand Enceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tudor Capătă, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Ferdinand Enceanu made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Stelian Unchiaşu sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dorel Bociort during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ernest Zbârlea struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Petrică Gurzău didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Steaua Bucuresti. In the 91stth minute of the game Ernest Zbârlea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Parau's Petrică Gurzău was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 92 minutes, Cornel Stolniceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Steaua Bucuresti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cornel Stolniceanu 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 93rd minute, Ernest Zbârlea made a precise shot to the right of Petrică Gurzău. Parau's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Steaua Bucuresti's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.