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GROAPA CU LEI
Spectators: 8394 (Terracing: 6298, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Iacob Stoicescu kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Arabesque -MM-'s Anton Cândea got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Marcu Vârjean recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 5th match minute, Arabesque -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augustin Rânceanu to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes into the game, one of Arabesque -MM-:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Marcu Vârjean kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Albert Comișel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandru Tudorică, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 played minutes Rovine Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Shen Xi Bang. Arabesque -MM-'s Albert Comișel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Frunză in the 37th minute of play. Shen Xi Bang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Albert Comișel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shen Xi Bang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Comișel having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Shen Xi Bang kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Albert Comișel. That made the score 2-0 in the 46 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manole Frunză made a kick off. Petru Cristocea hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute, Narcis Bara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arabesque -MM-'s Albert Comișel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Frunză in the 55th minute of play. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Manole Frunză sped through Arabesque -MM-'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Albert Comișel. In the 58th minute, Manole Frunză ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Albert Comișel was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. In the 61st minute Oscar Caballero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Comișel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexandru Tudorică scored 5-0 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Albert Comișel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Petru Cristocea struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Victor Negara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arabesque -MM-. Albert Comișel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Frunză, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Rovine Craiova's Jyrki Saarelainen got a free kick in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the game, Corneliu Tătaru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arabesque -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rovine Craiova the free kick. After a rather tough play, Rovine Craiova's Shen Xi Bang got a free kick in the 87th minute. Arabesque -MM-'s Iacob Stoicescu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 88th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Victor Negara but with some difficulty. Albert Comișel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Frunză in the 92nd minute of the match. After 93 played minutes Arabesque -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Petru Cristocea. After some careless play in the Arabesque -MM- defense, Alexandru Tudorică kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Albert Comișel. The Arabesque -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Albert Comișel should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that Rovine Craiova were the better team. Rovine Craiova's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.