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Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ilie Mustățea made the kick off which started today's match. Virgil Neghină made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Eusebiu Păstrăv sent off a good shot on target. 8 minutes into the match, FC National's goal looked a bit too open when Sever Axinte came free, but George Stejaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of FC National booed when Phoenix Seini -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilie Mustățea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th match minute, Phoenix Seini -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilie Mustățea to maneuver through the defense. Răzvan Gherasescu charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Răzvan Gherasescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 25 played minutes Phoenix Seini -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Răzvan Gherasescu. 28 minutes into the game, Vintilă Răuţă was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Phoenix Seini -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC National the free kick. The supporters of FC National booed when Phoenix Seini -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vintilă Răuţă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eusebiu Păstrăv in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Virgil Neghină, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Aurel Martinescu came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the FC National 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 Aurel Martinescu couldn't finish the play. George Stejaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilie Mustățea, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Răzvan Gherasescu in the 34th minute of play forced FC National's goalkeeper George Stejaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eusebiu Păstrăv got free with Virgil Neghină in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sever Axinte charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sever Axinte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC National booed when Phoenix Seini -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. George Popoiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aurel Martinescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Virgil Neghină made a huge save. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eusebiu Păstrăv to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Eusebiu Păstrăv managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC National's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusebiu Păstrăv was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Virgil Neghină breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sever Axinte was shown his second yellow card after 62 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 62nd minute, Sever Axinte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Phoenix Seini -MM-'s Virgil Neghină played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebiu Păstrăv in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebiu Păstrăv in the 68th minute of play forced Phoenix Seini -MM-'s goalkeeper Virgil Neghină to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebiu Păstrăv in the 70th minute of play forced Phoenix Seini -MM-'s goalkeeper Virgil Neghină to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Virgil Neghină made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebiu Păstrăv in the 80th minute of play. If Eusebiu Păstrăv had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Virgil Neghină showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebiu Păstrăv in the 88th minute of the match. Eusebiu Păstrăv took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Virgil Neghină. Virgil Neghină dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC National fully deserved thier win.