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Spectators: 8455 (Terracing: 6342, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Froilan Maura got the match started through his kick off. Toader Bran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Maura, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. CRAIOVA JUNIOR's Sever Pâslaru got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 8 minutes into the match, Delphine Stars's goalkeeper Flavius Mantu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pavel Popeneciu. 10 minutes into the match, Teodor Lamru notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Delphine Stars's Flavius Mantu. Flavius Mantu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. CRAIOVA JUNIOR's Toader Bran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kajetan Gondek in the 14th minute of play. After having played for 16 minutes, Sever Pâslaru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CRAIOVA JUNIOR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sever Pâslaru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Rafa Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute Froilan Maura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toader Bran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delphine Stars's Flavius Mantu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Delphine Stars from getting a goal against them. Flavius Mantu made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Teodor Lamru sent off a good shot on target. In the 30th minute Kajetan Gondek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toader Bran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to CRAIOVA JUNIOR getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Sever Pâslaru hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Popeneciu in the 36th minute of play forced Delphine Stars's goalkeeper Flavius Mantu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toader Bran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafa Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Delphine Stars booed when CRAIOVA JUNIOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dacian Ciolofan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eduard Hristea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Flavius Mantu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduard Hristea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 76 minutes of play, CRAIOVA JUNIOR's Pavel Popeneciu made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavius Mantu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute, Sever Pâslaru 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. In the 82nd minute, Teodor Lamru left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CRAIOVA JUNIOR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The supporters of CRAIOVA JUNIOR booed when Delphine Stars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anatolie Doroftei didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafa Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. CRAIOVA JUNIOR had won after a very even match.