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Parvulesti
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Darwin Núñez made the kick off which started today's match. Mehmet Efe Vafi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darwin Núñez in the 3rd minute of play. Mehmet Efe Vafi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurício Corrêa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aron Hârțan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandru Trifănucă in the 12th minute of the match. Aron Hârțan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Paulo Zanette in the 15th minute of play. Mehmet Efe Vafi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darwin Núñez in the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurício Corrêa in the 21st minute of play forced OTELUL GALATI's goalkeeper Mehmet Efe Vafi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mehmet Efe Vafi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurício Corrêa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehmet Efe Vafi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Korneliusz Kocieniewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The supporters of OTELUL GALATI booed when FC STEAUA BRAILA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vali Buzescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC STEAUA BRAILA's zone, Ionel Mitu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aron Hârțan came out of the goal and Ionel Mitu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, OTELUL GALATI's Aron Hârțan threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alexandru Trifănucă, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cătălin Hidișan in the 34th minute of play forced FC STEAUA BRAILA's goalkeeper Aron Hârțan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Gică Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Efe Vafi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aron Hârțan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ionel Mitu in the 42nd minute. Mehmet Efe Vafi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gică Hagi in the 45th minute of the match. Rareș Păstrăv kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. FC STEAUA BRAILA's Korneliusz Kocieniewski got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

OTELUL GALATI's Luis Galo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aron Hârțan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 55th minute Zé Paulo Zanette shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Hârțan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 58 minutes, Ionel Mitu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OTELUL GALATI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ionel Mitu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aron Hârțan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionel Mitu in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of OTELUL GALATI booed when FC STEAUA BRAILA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bogdan Modano didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korneliusz Kocieniewski in the 69th minute of play forced OTELUL GALATI's goalkeeper Mehmet Efe Vafi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Korneliusz Kocieniewski 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. Gică Hagi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Paulo Zanette in the 77th minute of play forced FC STEAUA BRAILA's goalkeeper Aron Hârțan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute Zé Paulo Zanette shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Hârțan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Efe Vafi made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Darwin Núñez sent off a good shot on target. Mehmet Efe Vafi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Korneliusz Kocieniewski in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute FC STEAUA BRAILA were awarded a corner. Bruno Riccardi went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC STEAUA BRAILA's corner Bruno Riccardi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mehmet Efe Vafi quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionel Mitu in the 85th minute of play forced FC STEAUA BRAILA's goalkeeper Aron Hârțan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC STEAUA BRAILA booed when OTELUL GALATI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Paulo Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aron Hârțan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Paulo Zanette in the 96th minute of play.