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GURZUN
Spectators: 8496 (Terracing: 6373, Seating: 1954, VIP seats: 169) Nikolas Kafkalas made the kick off and thus started the match. FC GURZUN's Ettore Madaio got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 9 minutes into the game, FC STEAUA BRAILA's Darwin Núñez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sérgio Vargas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Sérgio Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darwin Núñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo da Fonseca in the 15th minute of play forced FC GURZUN's goalkeeper Sérgio Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Aron Hârțan managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when FC GURZUN's Nikolas Kafkalas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sérgio Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurício Corrêa, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Ettore Madaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When FC STEAUA BRAILA's Maurício Corrêa in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC GURZUN's goalie prevented a goal. Nikolas Kafkalas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Aron Hârțan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. FC GURZUN were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after FC STEAUA BRAILA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joakim Andersson took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Joakim Andersson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aron Hârțan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The crowd rose to their feet as Nae Hurmuzache kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aron Hârțan. That made the score 1-1 in the 31 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darwin Núñez in the 34th minute of play forced FC GURZUN's goalkeeper Sérgio Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC STEAUA BRAILA getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. August Uibo hit a great ball. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC STEAUA BRAILA's goalkeeper Aron Hârțan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Darwin Núñez managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC STEAUA BRAILA's supporters rose to their feet, but Darwin Núñez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sérgio Vargas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Korneliusz Kocieniewski made the kick off in the second half. Sérgio Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darwin Núñez, 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 Nikolas Kafkalas in the 57th minute of the match. When Ettore Madaio came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the FC GURZUN 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 Ettore Madaio couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, FC STEAUA BRAILA's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolas Kafkalas came free, but Aron Hârțan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, FC STEAUA BRAILA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by August Uibo to maneuver through the defense. Aron Hârțan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ettore Madaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Vali Buzescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sérgio Vargas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vali Buzescu ran back to his position shaking his head. Sérgio Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurício Corrêa, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute of the match FC STEAUA BRAILA got a corner. FC GURZUN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vali Buzescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC STEAUA BRAILA's Vali Buzescu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sérgio Vargas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 77th minute, FC STEAUA BRAILA's Darwin Núñez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Darwin Núñez took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sérgio Vargas. Sérgio Vargas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Sérgio Vargas made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Darwin Núñez sent off a good shot on target. FC GURZUN made a substitution. Matei Cozmâncă replaced Ettore Madaio. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC STEAUA BRAILA had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.