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Zaharesti
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robert Hosu started the match with the kick off. With an all-out effort, Zaharesti AFC's Octavian Puișoru threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Victor Lamru, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sabin Mincu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luca Ponor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Octavian Puișoru made a huge save. Victor Lamru received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Octavian Puișoru came out and tried to block the shot, but Victor Lamru slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 20th minute. Viorel Popoacă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Mincu in the 24th minute of the match. If Robert Hosu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to BIRUINTA MIROSLOVESTI F.C getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Petruț Brânza hit a great ball. In the 47th minute Victor Lamru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavian Puișoru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Viorel Popoacă didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emil Logofătu went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 55th minute Victor Lamru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavian Puișoru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sabin Mincu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sabin Mincu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Viorel Popoacă made a huge save. After 59 minutes, Lucrețiu Zgîrţa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BIRUINTA MIROSLOVESTI F.C and the Zaharesti AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, BIRUINTA MIROSLOVESTI F.C's Lucrețiu Zgîrţa got a free kick in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Zaharesti AFC's Rareș Ciocâltea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Octavian Puișoru narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rareș Ciocâltea hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, Nicodim Boaru notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Zaharesti AFC's Viorel Popoacă. Viorel Popoacă was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 68 minutes into the match, Zaharesti AFC's goalkeeper Viorel Popoacă had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sabin Mincu. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zaharesti AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nicodim Boaru was slow to take the kick. During this time BIRUINTA MIROSLOVESTI F.C's players had a chance to rest. Robert Hosu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Viorel Popoacă having to make a save. Zaharesti AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Sabin Mincu scored to the left of an out of position Viorel Popoacă, making the score, 1-3. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zaharesti AFC's goalkeeper Viorel Popoacă, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Octavian Puișoru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Ponor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Ponor in the 88th minute of play forced BIRUINTA MIROSLOVESTI F.C's goalkeeper Octavian Puișoru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Zaharesti AFC booed when BIRUINTA MIROSLOVESTI F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petruț Brânza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Luca Ponor made a precise shot to the right of Octavian Puișoru. BIRUINTA MIROSLOVESTI F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Nae Vladimirescu struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Viorel Popoacă didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BIRUINTA MIROSLOVESTI F.C. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. BIRUINTA MIROSLOVESTI F.C had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.