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Arena Ion Oblemenco
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Codruț Gherdan kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Ulea got a freekick which was hit by Matei Enescu. Vali Codin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ulea's Mircea Apostolescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Ulea from getting a goal against them. Mircea Apostolescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codruț Gherdan, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ulea's goalkeeper Mircea Apostolescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mircea Costache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Alexandru Grigoroiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristi Budianu in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexandru Grigoroiu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 23 minutes into the match, Cristi Budianu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexandru Grigoroiu. CS UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristi Budianu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Petruț Vergulescu came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Ulea 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 Petruț Vergulescu couldn't finish the play. Mircea Costache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Alexandru Grigoroiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Ulea's goalkeeper Mircea Apostolescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vali Codin. In the 33rd minute, Cristi Minteuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Ulea booed when CS UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugen Stelea didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Mircea Costache came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Ulea 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 Mircea Costache couldn't finish the play. Alexandru Grigoroiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristi Budianu in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristi Budianu to make the kick off. Cristi Budianu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandru Grigoroiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristi Budianu in the 60th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, CS UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's goalkeeper Alexandru Grigoroiu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mircea Costache. After having played for 63 minutes, Mircea Costache managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ulea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mircea Costache was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ulea's Mircea Apostolescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codruț Gherdan in the 68th minute of play. Vali Codin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Mircea Apostolescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mircea Costache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ulea's goalkeeper Mircea Apostolescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cătălin Guriță kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Codruț Gherdan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ulea played a much better game than CS UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA and deserved their victory. The CS UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.