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Ion Oblemenco
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Valer Ghionea got the match started through his kick off. If Victor Eniceicu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 4th minute, Virgil Voican hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivan Oproiu hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Octavian Manole took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihăiţă Mailat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Gănescu's late challenge caught a S.S. Lazio Craiova's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivan Gănescu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Venezia FC's Ivan Gănescu got a free kick in the 12th minute. Mihăiţă Mailat scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Octavian Manole, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ciprian Bojincă in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Octavian Manole saved S.S. Lazio Craiova from getting behind. Augustin Vişan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sandu Lopatnicu in the 23rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sandu Lopatnicu got free with Augustin Vişan in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mihăiţă Mailat's late challenge caught a S.S. Lazio Craiova's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mihăiţă Mailat helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Venezia FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Mihăiţă Mailat hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the game, Venezia FC's Mihăiţă Mailat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Octavian Manole made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Mihăiţă Mailat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Octavian Manole was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciprian Bojincă in the 44th minute of play forced S.S. Lazio Craiova's goalkeeper Octavian Manole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Sandu Lopatnicu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mihăiţă Mailat stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, S.S. Lazio Craiova's goalkeeper Octavian Manole had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihăiţă Mailat. Ciprian Bojincă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Octavian Manole tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Petru Ecobici hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Octavian Manole took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciprian Bojincă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Augustin Vişan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valer Ghionea, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. A hard shot 68 in the game by Mihăiţă Mailat from a close distance when the talented Octavian Manole managed to make a qualified save. S.S. Lazio Craiova's players were relieved. The supporters of Venezia FC booed when S.S. Lazio Craiova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ioan Boroneanț didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Mihăiţă Mailat came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Venezia FC 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 Mihăiţă Mailat couldn't finish the play. Ivan Oproiu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 75th minute, Valer Ghionea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Augustin Vişan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Venezia FC's Mihăiţă Mailat got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 84 minutes, Lucrețiu Agulescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezia FC and the S.S. Lazio Craiova players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Venezia FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! 92 minutes into the game, one of S.S. Lazio Craiova:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Venezia FC played a much better game than S.S. Lazio Craiova and deserved their victory. The S.S. Lazio Craiova players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.