League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Rapid Dobroesti's Taurino De Paula started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Taurino De Paula notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of DRK's Ciprian Buricea. Ciprian Buricea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonard Albu during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th match minute, DRK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Albu to maneuver through the defense. After 16 minutes, Taurino De Paula made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. DRK's Ciprian Buricea tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Rapid Dobroesti fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Rapid Dobroesti's Taurino De Paula looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rapid Dobroesti's Taurino De Paula got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ciprian Buricea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codrin Urdăreanu in the 25th minute of the match. Ciprian Buricea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taurino De Paula, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Taurino De Paula succeeded in the game's 28th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-5. After 31 minutes of play DRK's Leonard Albu was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Leonard Albu hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Ciprian Buricea came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Rapid Dobroesti's Taurino De Paula. But to his dismay, Taurino De Paula quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. In the 36th match minute, Rapid Dobroesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhang Yong Xiao to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Taurino De Paula's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciprian Buricea was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. The supporters of DRK booed when Rapid Dobroesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petru Miu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Rapid Dobroesti fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when Rapid Dobroesti's Taurino De Paula looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Taurino De Paula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Ciprian Buricea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

If Taurino De Paula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dorin Mangra charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dorin Mangra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Taurino De Paula in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciprian Buricea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rapid Dobroesti were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after DRK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristi Cozorici took the corner. Gabriel Ioneasa kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 57 minutes in the game, Cristi Cozorici fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ciprian Buricea having to interfere. The Rapid Dobroesti fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Rapid Dobroesti's Taurino De Paula looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ciprian Buricea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taurino De Paula in the 61st minute of play. With his leg Ciprian Buricea managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Rapid Dobroesti's Taurino De Paula fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Taurino De Paula sped through DRK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ciprian Buricea. Rapid Dobroesti's Ştefan Josan was substituted for Cristi Cozorici. Rapid Dobroesti made a substitution. Petruț Ticulescu replaced Horia Hurdubețiu. After 83 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for DRK! When the match had been going on for 86 minutes, Rapid Dobroesti's Taurino De Paula got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ciprian Buricea. Petruț Ticulescu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Ciprian Buricea when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With his leg Ciprian Buricea managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when Rapid Dobroesti's Zhang Yong Xiao fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Taurino De Paula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th match minute, DRK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicu Covataru to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Rapid Dobroesti left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than DRK.