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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Octavian Rogozanu started the match with the kick off. David Ispirescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iulian Seţeanu having to interfere. After 6 minutes, Tudor Popa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santamaria and the gcg players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Santamaria getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Tudor Popa hit a great ball. Constantin Avacariței fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iulian Seţeanu having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 19th minute by Constantin Avacariței got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Iulian Seţeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Ispirescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Marcel Mărăscu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. gcg's Radu Istrate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel Mărăscu in the 28th minute of play. In the 30th minute, one of gcg:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for gcg. Radu Istrate didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Octavian Rogozanu went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Marcel Mărăscu came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Santamaria 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 Marcel Mărăscu couldn't finish the play. Octavian Rogozanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radu Istrate having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for David Ispirescu to strike the kick off in the second half. When Ionel Pescaru fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored gcg's protests and gave Ionel Pescaru a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, gcg's Ionel Pescaru got a free kick in the 55th minute. The long shot by Ion Trăilă in the 55th minute really tested Radu Istrate's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Radu Istrate didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Octavian Rogozanu went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Radu Istrate made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcel Mărăscu in the 62nd minute. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santamaria's goalkeeper Iulian Seţeanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Octavian Rogozanu 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 76th minute, Ciprian Timofte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in gcg's zone, Marcel Mărăscu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radu Istrate came out of the goal and Marcel Mărăscu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in gcg's zone, Octavian Rogozanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radu Istrate came out of the goal and Octavian Rogozanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Radu Istrate showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Rogozanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Octavian Rogozanu in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Radu Istrate prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Constantin Avacariței received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Iulian Seţeanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 91 played minutes Santamaria got a freekick which was hit by Nicu Elefteriu. If Octavian Rogozanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Santamaria supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Santamaria would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.