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Brezoaia
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ilie Mihele got the match started through his kick off. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Valer Crăciun took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Gică Orghidan to make any attempt to save it. Valer Crăciun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Valer Crăciun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valer Crăciun received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gică Orghidan came out and tried to block the shot, but Valer Crăciun slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 16th minute. In the 22nd minute, Ovidiu Isbășoiu had to leave the field with a concussion. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marius Drăghici during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of MANCHESTER CITY booed when Hagiomer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marius Drăghici didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, MANCHESTER CITY's Valer Crăciun got a free kick in the 25th minute. 3-0 became the score in the 29th minute when Valer Crăciun elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Gică Orghidan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valer Crăciun in the 34th minute of the match. Valer Crăciun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valer Crăciun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Gică Orghidan managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when MANCHESTER CITY's Ilie Mihele fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ilie Mihele got free with Gică Orghidan in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Mihai Rădescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hagiomer's Felix Amurăriței got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Felix Amurăriței to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Ilie Mihele shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gică Orghidan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gică Orghidan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leontin Păltineanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hagiomer's Gică Orghidan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilie Mihele in the 58th minute of play. When Marius Drăghici was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 60 minutes had been played. After 61 played minutes Hagiomer got a freekick which was hit by Marius Drăghici. Hagiomer's Gică Orghidan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costin Dumitrachescu in the 63rd minute of play. Valer Crăciun might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gică Orghidan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valer Crăciun ran back to his position shaking his head. After 66 played minutes Hagiomer got a freekick which was hit by Mihai Rădescu. In the 68thth minute of the game Ilie Mihele who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hagiomer's Gică Orghidan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ilie Mihele struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Gică Orghidan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MANCHESTER CITY. Gică Orghidan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilie Mihele in the 76th minute of the match. Ilie Mihele succeeded in the game's 82nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. In the 86thth minute of the game Ilie Mihele who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hagiomer's Gică Orghidan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87th minute, Gigel Lucrețiu had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Amurăriței during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. MANCHESTER CITY made a substitution. Marius Papadima replaced Gigel Lucrețiu. After 89 played minutes Hagiomer got a freekick which was hit by Felix Amurăriței. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Mihai Rădescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hagiomer's supporters rose to their feet, but Mihai Rădescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcel Uncheşelu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Ilie Mihele's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gică Orghidan was relentless in the 96th minute of the game.