League

MIT Stadium
Spectators: 9256 (Terracing: 6943, Seating: 2129, VIP seats: 184) MIT Craiova's Tiberiu Caramarin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Stiinta-Univ.'s Shi Ming Sheng got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Martin Crețu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mihăiţă Ilarie in the 13th minute. The audience was convinced that Shi Ming Sheng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Calistrat Madgearu was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 16th minute Stiinta-Univ. were awarded a corner. Aurel Panait went to the cornerflag to take it. Stiinta-Univ.'s Aurel Panait was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Calistrat Madgearu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Martin Crețu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tiberiu Caramarin's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Stiinta-Univ.'s Benjamim Urbano managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Florin Seremet in the 20 minute of the game. In the 21st minute of the game Radu Sărăroiu made a throw-in which Dorin Banu played forward. Stiinta-Univ.'s Benjamim Urbano managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Radu Sărăroiu in the 25 minute of the game. 25 minutes into the match, MIT Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Ming Sheng came free, but Calistrat Madgearu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Stiinta-Univ.'s Shi Ming Sheng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Calistrat Madgearu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 30 minutes into the game, Radu Sărăroiu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Stiinta-Univ.'s Benjamim Urbano quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 36 minutes in the game, Mihăiţă Ilarie dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After 38 played minutes Stiinta-Univ. got a freekick which was hit by Aurel Panait. In the 39th minute of the match, Tiberiu Caramarin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Martin Crețu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Shi Ming Sheng stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, MIT Craiova's goalkeeper Calistrat Madgearu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shi Ming Sheng. Calistrat Madgearu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriu Morovan in the 53rd minute of the match. Calistrat Madgearu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurel Panait, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Aurel Panait took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Calistrat Madgearu. Calistrat Madgearu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Martin Crețu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiberiu Caramarin in the 61st minute of play. In the 65th minute Nicodim Orășan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Crețu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Dorin Banu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martin Crețu. Stiinta-Univ.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dorin Banu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. MIT Craiova's David Tunander was substituted for Dorin Banu. After 89 played minutes Stiinta-Univ. got a freekick which was hit by Benjamim Urbano. Calistrat Madgearu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Ming Sheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 1-2 became the score in the 96th minute when Valeriu Morovan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The Stiinta-Univ. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Stiinta-Univ. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.