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Curtea Scolii 4
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Ioan Duldurescu made the kick off and thus started the match. Ferdinand Vulpescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Soare in the 3rd minute of the match. L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's Nechifor Aldescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ion Panțâru in the 5th minute of play. When Ioan Duldurescu came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila 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 Ioan Duldurescu couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, FC Sabia Galati's Gheorghe Datcu got a free kick in the 13th minute. L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's Nichifor Liciu got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Sabia Galati's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ioan Duldurescu 16 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. FC Sabia Galati's Ferdinand Vulpescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ioan Duldurescu in the 24th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when George Soare got free with Ferdinand Vulpescu in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Horea Brânzeu's late challenge caught a L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Horea Brânzeu helped the player get up and apologised. Horea Brânzeu hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Sabia Galati's Ferdinand Vulpescu got control of the ball when George Soare tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, FC Sabia Galati's Ferdinand Vulpescu got control of the ball when Ioan Duldurescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's goal looked a bit too open when Ion Panțâru came free, but Nechifor Aldescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Flavius Daimacă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ion Panțâru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nechifor Aldescu having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavius Daimacă in the 40th minute of play forced L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's goalkeeper Nechifor Aldescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Pavel Dobrițoiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Sabia Galati's Ferdinand Vulpescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ioan Duldurescu in the 43rd minute of play. Ferdinand Vulpescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ioan Duldurescu in the 45th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Flavius Daimacă stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 54 minutes, Flavius Daimacă managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Sabia Galati's supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavius Daimacă was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 56 minutes, Petru Şelaru mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila and the FC Sabia Galati players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 56th match minute, L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petru Şelaru to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robert Bănățeanu during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's Ioan Duldurescu got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ion Panțâru got free with Nechifor Aldescu in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ferdinand Vulpescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ioan Duldurescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After having played for 66 minutes, George Soare managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's supporters crossed their fingers, but George Soare was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's goalkeeper Nechifor Aldescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 81st minute Ioan Duldurescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdinand Vulpescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ion Panțâru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nechifor Aldescu having to interfere. If George Soare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.