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Steaua Bucuresti
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Narcis Ipătescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sever Chelaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Iacob Erbașu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valer Corduneanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Narcis Ipătescu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Steaua Bucuresti's David Guriță shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 10 minutes into the game, Sever Chelaru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Narcis Ipătescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 18th minute, Steaua Bucuresti's Ilie Alupoaie seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ilie Alupoaie the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Steaua Bucuresti protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ilie Alupoaie had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 18th minute, one of Steaua Bucuresti: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 Steaua Bucuresti. In the 20th minute, Dumitru Suluțiu made a precise shot to the right of Valer Corduneanu. Steaua Bucuresti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Radu Panaite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narcis Ipătescu having to interfere. David Guriță blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Narcis Ipătescu having to make a save. If Radu Panaite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Academia M.Balan booed when Steaua Bucuresti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Guriță didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 played minutes, Academia M.Balan's Horaţiu Trif shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Valer Corduneanu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Academia M.Balan reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Academia M.Balan's zone, Radu Panaite stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Narcis Ipătescu came out of the goal and Radu Panaite tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Steaua Bucuresti fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Steaua Bucuresti's David Guriță 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 38th minute, David Guriță left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Steaua Bucuresti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iacob Erbașu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Academia M.Balan getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Horaţiu Trif hit a great ball. David Guriță sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nicu Zdrobiş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Narcis Ipătescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radu Panaite, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Academia M.Balan's Narcis Ipătescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Guriță in the 67th minute of play. Academia M.Balan's Nicu Zdrobiş got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. David Guriță blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Narcis Ipătescu having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, David Guriță put it in 6-1 from a short distance just to the right of Narcis Ipătescu. David Guriță received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Narcis Ipătescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Radu Panaite took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Narcis Ipătescu. Narcis Ipătescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. David Guriță fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narcis Ipătescu having to interfere. David Guriță blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Narcis Ipătescu having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Guriță in the 87th minute of play forced Academia M.Balan's goalkeeper Narcis Ipătescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valer Corduneanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iacob Erbașu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valer Corduneanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iacob Erbașu in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute, David Guriță left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Steaua Bucuresti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-1.