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Phoenix
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when George Purcaru took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dragoiasa CSM's Cristi Tilea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Dragoiasa CSM from getting a goal against them. F.c ఒలింపియ's Matei Gănescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Øvrum in the 4th minute of play. Matei Gănescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Øvrum in the 8th minute of play. George Purcaru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Cristi Tilea made a huge save. In the 11th match minute, Dragoiasa CSM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Martxel to maneuver through the defense. Cristi Tilea made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Purcaru in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Nisporeanu in the 15th minute of play forced F.c ఒలింపియ's goalkeeper Matei Gănescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Purcaru in the 18th minute of play forced Dragoiasa CSM's goalkeeper Cristi Tilea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Dragoiasa CSM's Horaţiu Nicolcioiu got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 19th match minute, Dragoiasa CSM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Martxel to maneuver through the defense. Matei Gănescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Øvrum in the 22nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when George Purcaru got free with Cristi Tilea in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Horaţiu Nicolcioiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matei Gănescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ion Cuculeanu in the 28th minute of the match. Matei Gănescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Nisporeanu in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Dragoiasa CSM's goalkeeper Cristi Tilea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 34th minute Dorel Martinaș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matei Gănescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matei Gănescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Øvrum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matei Gănescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Øvrum in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute Andreas Øvrum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matei Gănescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to F.c ఒలింపియ getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. George Purcaru hit a great ball. In the 41st minute, Lucian Pânzaru made a precise shot to the right of Cristi Tilea. Dragoiasa CSM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0.

The supporters of F.c ఒలింపియ booed when Dragoiasa CSM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hendrik Friebel didn't get a good kick on the ball. George Purcaru was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 53rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pompiliu Crașovan during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 56 played minutes F.c ఒలింపియ got a freekick which was hit by Pompiliu Crașovan. After a defensive mix-up in F.c ఒలింపియ's zone, Petrică Tofan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matei Gănescu came out of the goal and Petrică Tofan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 59th minute, Sebastian Nisporeanu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dorel Martinaș got free with Matei Gănescu in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dorel Martinaș received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Matei Gănescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to F.c ఒలింపియ getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Cristian Teodoroiu hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute, Petrică Tofan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Matei Gănescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Øvrum, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Purcaru in the 77th minute of play forced Dragoiasa CSM's goalkeeper Cristi Tilea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the game, F.c ఒలింపియ's Iustinian Potra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristi Tilea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Matei Gănescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorel Martinaș, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The audience was convinced that Dorel Martinaș's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matei Gănescu was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. F.c ఒలింపియ's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Dorel Martinaș 83 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. F.c ఒలింపియ's Matei Gănescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorel Martinaș in the 88th minute of play. Cristi Tilea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustinian Potra, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Cristi Tilea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Purcaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. F.c ఒలింపియ had won after a very even match.