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Spectators: 8421 (Terracing: 6316, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manole Frunză kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute Basarab Vărzaru 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Frunză in the 5th minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Emil Gabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Irinel Tatomir 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. Rovine Craiova's Cosmin Iacobeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bianco Cappucci in the 12th minute of play. Cosmin Iacobeanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucrețiu Ghimiș, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After 15 minutes Rovine Craiova's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eugen Mihălțan who took care of the corner kick. The corner led ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Irinel Tatomir to a score. 0-1 in the 15th minute. In the 21st minute Irinel Tatomir 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 23rd minute ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 were awarded a corner. Eugen Mihălțan went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Sandu Condeescu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cosmin Iacobeanu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 27th minute Lucrețiu Ghimiș 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. Cosmin Iacobeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucrețiu Ghimiș in the 30th minute of play. In the 36th minute ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 were awarded a corner. Eugen Mihălțan went to the cornerflag to take it. Emil Gabor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Tudorică in the 38th minute of play. Cosmin Iacobeanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucrețiu Ghimiș, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After the first half ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Irinel Tatomir was the one to do the kick off. Irinel Tatomir was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 57th minute. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Cosmin Iacobeanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucrețiu Ghimiș went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Nils Helberg was substituted for Eugen Mihălțan. The crowd rose to their feet as Irinel Tatomir kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cosmin Iacobeanu. That made the score 0-5 in the 63 minute of play. In the 66th minute, Lucrețiu Ghimiș ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cosmin Iacobeanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Cosmin Iacobeanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Irinel Tatomir went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Rovine Craiova's Cosmin Iacobeanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Rovine Craiova from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Rovine Craiova's Cosmin Iacobeanu got control of the ball when Lucrețiu Ghimiș tried to sneak it across the goal line. Basarab Vărzaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 80 minutes, Irinel Tatomir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's supporters crossed their fingers, but Irinel Tatomir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cosmin Iacobeanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irinel Tatomir, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 89th minute, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Irinel Tatomir ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cosmin Iacobeanu. Cosmin Iacobeanu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. 93 minutes into the match, Lucrețiu Ghimiș had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cosmin Iacobeanu. Rovine Craiova's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucrețiu Ghimiș was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9.