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Pungesti
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Crows's Alexandru Avacariței 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. In the 4th minute, Florin Rareș 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. In the 6th minute, Dinu Turbatu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Petruț Ivan was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Florin Rareș capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Florin Rareș really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Olimpiu Siclovan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Olimpiu Siclovan fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Petruț Ivan, passed just outside the right post. With a little luck, Crows's Petruț Ivan got control of the ball when Olimpiu Siclovan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Florin Rareș blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Petruț Ivan having to make a save. If Olimpiu Siclovan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Florin Rareș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petruț Ivan having to interfere. Florin Rareș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petruț Ivan having to interfere. After 29 minutes, Dinu Turbatu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crows and the Pungesti AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dinu Turbatu kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the game, Manuel Frâncu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crows's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pungesti AFC the free kick. In the 31st minute, Manuel Frâncu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute, Pungesti AFC's Florin Rareș ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Petruț Ivan. Petruț Ivan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. After 35 played minutes Pungesti AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Enceanu. 37 minutes into the match, Crows's goal looked a bit too open when Florin Rareș came free, but Petruț Ivan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38thth minute of the game Florin Rareș who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Crows's Petruț Ivan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Crows's Alexandru Avacariței sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bogdan Hosu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Florin Rareș's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petruț Ivan was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florin Rareș in the 47th minute of play forced Crows's goalkeeper Petruț Ivan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgar Curea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Florin Rareș was the one to do the kick off. In the 60th minute, Edgar Curea 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. Crows's Petruț Ivan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florin Rareș in the 67th minute of play. Florin Rareș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petruț Ivan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olimpiu Siclovan in the 72nd minute of play. Edgar Curea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Hosu having to interfere. In the 79th minute Florin Rareș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petruț Ivan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Crows getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Manuel Frâncu hit a great ball. Pungesti AFC's Olimpiu Siclovan got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Pungesti AFC booed when Crows was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Frâncu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Olimpiu Siclovan notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Crows's Petruț Ivan. Petruț Ivan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Olimpiu Siclovan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Petruț Ivan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pungesti AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.