League

Fc Farul 1983
Spectators: 5813 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gică Lucan made the kick off which started today's match. Sever Caramitru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionel Ghionescu in the 3rd minute of the match. Tiberiu Lupescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gică Lucan in the 4th minute of play. POLITEHNICA IASI's Nicodim Călimanescu got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sever Caramitru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugurel Oprișan in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Mugurel Oprișan had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Călin Manciu charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Călin Manciu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Fc Farul 1983 getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Călin Manciu hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the game, Alexandru Corbuț was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. POLITEHNICA IASI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fc Farul 1983 the free kick. Fc Farul 1983's Gică Lucan got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Panait Marinică got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 19 minutes into the match, POLITEHNICA IASI's goal looked a bit too open when Gică Lucan came free, but Tiberiu Lupescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiberiu Lupescu made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Gică Lucan sent off a good shot on target. Fc Farul 1983's Călin Manciu got his second yellow card of the match in the 24th minute. The referee ordered Călin Manciu off the ground. After 25 played minutes Fc Farul 1983 got a freekick which was hit by Călin Manciu. When Cristinel Cudalb came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the POLITEHNICA IASI 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 Cristinel Cudalb couldn't finish the play. Sever Caramitru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicodim Călimanescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Corneliu Şteţ hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Gică Lucan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tiberiu Lupescu firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, POLITEHNICA IASI's Tiberiu Lupescu got control of the ball when Corneliu Şteţ tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to POLITEHNICA IASI getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Costin Martin hit a great ball. In the 45th minute, Gică Lucan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tiberiu Lupescu. The goal made the score 1-0. 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 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicodim Călimanescu to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Fc Farul 1983's Gică Lucan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tiberiu Lupescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in POLITEHNICA IASI's zone, Corneliu Şteţ stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tiberiu Lupescu came out of the goal and Corneliu Şteţ tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Gică Lucan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Fc Farul 1983 fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Fc Farul 1983's Gică Lucan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Corneliu Şteţ in the 64th minute of play forced POLITEHNICA IASI's goalkeeper Tiberiu Lupescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Gică Lucan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiberiu Lupescu was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 65th match minute, POLITEHNICA IASI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandru Corbuț to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Gică Lucan put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tiberiu Lupescu. Costin Martin hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When Gică Lucan came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Fc Farul 1983 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 Gică Lucan couldn't finish the play. Albert Ostoici sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gică Lucan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tiberiu Lupescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Ostoici, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiberiu Lupescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gică Lucan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gică Lucan in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tiberiu Lupescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Fc Farul 1983 fully deserved thier win.