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Spectators: 8405 (Terracing: 6304, Seating: 1933, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorginho Queiroz got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Rovine Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Trzenzalski came free, but Cosmin Iacobeanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cosmin Iacobeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liviu Drăgan in the 6th minute of play. After having played for 7 minutes, Alexandru Tudorică managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rovine Craiova's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexandru Tudorică was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rovine Craiova's Cosmin Iacobeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorginho Queiroz in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorginho Queiroz in the 16th minute of play forced Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Cosmin Iacobeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorginho Queiroz succeeded in the game's 16th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. 20 minutes into the game, Politehnica Iasi's Anton Munteanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cosmin Iacobeanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Cosmin Iacobeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiberiu Dulgherescu in the 27th minute of play. Rovine Craiova's Cosmin Iacobeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorginho Queiroz in the 30th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manole Frunză in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilian Feteanu saved Politehnica Iasi from getting behind. In the 40th minute Jan Trzenzalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosmin Iacobeanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, Rovine Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandru Tudorică to maneuver through the defense. Politehnica Iasi's Emilian Feteanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shen Xi Bang in the 45th minute of play. Manole Frunză who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 46thth minute tested the skills of Emilian Feteanu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Manole Frunză made the kick off in the second half. Emilian Feteanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jyrki Saarelainen, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. 55 minutes into the match, Manole Frunză notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Politehnica Iasi's Emilian Feteanu. Emilian Feteanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rovine Craiova's Cosmin Iacobeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorginho Queiroz in the 68th minute of play. Cosmin Iacobeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiberiu Dulgherescu in the 69th minute of play. Politehnica Iasi's David Cărtărescu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cosmin Iacobeanu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Emilian Feteanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Frunză in the 73rd minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Cosmin Iacobeanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorginho Queiroz. Manole Frunză succeeded in the game's 81st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. In the 85th minute, Jorginho Queiroz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cosmin Iacobeanu. The goal made the score 2-3. Emilian Feteanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Frunză in the 88th minute of the match. Kacper Štilić's late challenge caught a Politehnica Iasi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kacper Štilić helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Rovine Craiova's Kacper Štilić got a free kick in the 89th minute. Jorginho Queiroz struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Cosmin Iacobeanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Politehnica Iasi. Shen Xi Bang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Emilian Feteanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Jyrki Saarelainen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Feteanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shen Xi Bang in the 94th minute of play forced Politehnica Iasi's goalkeeper Emilian Feteanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Politehnica Iasi walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.