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Pufulete
Spectators: 7780 (Terracing: 5900, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 130) Nicu Vornicu made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Horea Cucu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horea Cucu in the 16th minute of play forced FC Acatar's goalkeeper Ekhemos Kezdoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pufulete's Valer Şoiman managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gigi Brânzaș in the 17 minute of the game. Ekhemos Kezdoglou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horea Cucu, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Acatar's Felix Logofătu got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Ekhemos Kezdoglou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silviu Paraschiv, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After 27 played minutes Horea Cucu rounded FC Acatar's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Gigi Brânzaș got a throw-in 32 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Gheorghe Luca. When Horea Cucu came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Pufulete 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 Horea Cucu couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Horea Cucu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ekhemos Kezdoglou. That made the score 3-0 in the 38 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Acatar's zone, Horea Cucu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ekhemos Kezdoglou came out of the goal and Horea Cucu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Horea Cucu charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Horea Cucu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pufulete getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Horea Cucu hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Horea Cucu was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, Pufulete's Horea Cucu made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ekhemos Kezdoglou was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Acatar's goalkeeper Ekhemos Kezdoglou, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Horea Cucu might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ekhemos Kezdoglou. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Horea Cucu ran back to his position shaking his head. Horea Cucu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Horea Cucu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Pufulete getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Precious Wing hit a great ball. After a good free kick, Precious Wing got an opportunity to smash the ball into the goal, but unfortunately, the ball went just outside the goal, which resulted in a goal kick for FC Acatar. Pufulete's attentive Valer Şoiman managed to snatch the ball when Gigi Brânzaș made a throw-in in the 69th minute of the game. Gigi Brânzaș made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Pufulete's Valer Şoiman. Pufulete's attentive Valer Şoiman managed to snatch the ball when Gigi Brânzaș made a throw-in in the 88th minute of the game. Pufulete's Horea Cucu got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee gave Pufulete a penalty, 93 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gavril Bosioc, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Acatar's Ekhemos Kezdoglou. 6-0. Pufulete'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.