League

Lions Arena
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iulian Brănet took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Răzvan Vintilă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Horea Carp managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nistrea's supporters rose to their feet, but Horea Carp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victor Hagi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Nistrea booed when FC Stiinta Corabia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Codrin Maghear didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nistrea's Fabian Loga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicu Codrescu in the 16th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Horea Carp made a precise shot to the right of Victor Hagi. FC Stiinta Corabia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Nistrea's Horea Carp got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 30th match minute, FC Stiinta Corabia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicu Codrescu to maneuver through the defense. Victor Hagi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Răzvan Vintilă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Răzvan Vintilă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Hagi was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Emanuel Iurea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Răzvan Vintilă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Victor Hagi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Răzvan Vintilă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mihail Romaşcanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Răzvan Vintilă made the kick off in the second half. Iulian Brănet scored 1-1 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabian Loga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ştefan Mutu charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ştefan Mutu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ştefan Mutu hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Victor Hagi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Răzvan Vintilă, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. When Emanuel Iurea came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Nistrea 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 Emanuel Iurea couldn't finish the play. 64 minutes into the match, FC Stiinta Corabia's goal looked a bit too open when Răzvan Vintilă came free, but Victor Hagi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Răzvan Vintilă managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nistrea's supporters rose to their feet, but Răzvan Vintilă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victor Hagi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Horea Carp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 75 minutes into the match, FC Stiinta Corabia's goal looked a bit too open when Răzvan Vintilă came free, but Victor Hagi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Nistrea's goal looked a bit too open when Cornel Casian came free, but Fabian Loga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabian Loga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iulian Brănet in the 84th minute of play. In the 88th minute Răzvan Vintilă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Hagi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute Iulian Brănet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Loga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nistrea played a much better game than FC Stiinta Corabia and deserved their victory. The FC Stiinta Corabia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.