League

Brasovia
Spectators: 8132 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 161) Pierre-Alexandre Helsens made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Fc Otelul Galati's Krastyo Shtrakov got a free kick in the 5th minute. Krastyo Shtrakov charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Krastyo Shtrakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Fc Otelul Galati getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Krastyo Shtrakov hit a great ball. Pierre-Alexandre Helsens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Nicodim Iacobeanu made a huge save. Nicodim Iacobeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristobal Cresencio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Fc Otelul Galati's goalkeeper Nicodim Iacobeanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by De-la-Cruz De la Cruz. After 16 minutes of play, FC Brașov's De-la-Cruz De la Cruz made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicodim Iacobeanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristobal Cresencio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Nicodim Iacobeanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Filiberto Benitez charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filiberto Benitez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Filiberto Benitez kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Nicodim Iacobeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre-Alexandre Helsens in the 29th minute of play. Fc Otelul Galati's Nicodim Iacobeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierre-Alexandre Helsens in the 29th minute of play. Fc Otelul Galati's Nicodim Iacobeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristobal Cresencio in the 31st minute of play. FC Brașov's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Efe Ehil in the 33rd minute. When Jacob Jeannot fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Brașov's protests and gave Jacob Jeannot a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, Jacob Jeannot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 42 minutes into the match, Fc Otelul Galati's goalkeeper Nicodim Iacobeanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pierre-Alexandre Helsens. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pierre-Alexandre Helsens in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicodim Iacobeanu saved Fc Otelul Galati from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernest Todoran got free with Nicodim Iacobeanu in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aresti Pareja took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manole Hanganu. Manole Hanganu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

51 minutes into the game, Hector Garin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Manole Hanganu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 55th minute De-la-Cruz De la Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicodim Iacobeanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Pierre-Alexandre Helsens put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Nicodim Iacobeanu. The audience was convinced that Pierre-Alexandre Helsens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicodim Iacobeanu was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Filiberto Benitez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc Otelul Galati's supporters rose to their feet, but Filiberto Benitez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manole Hanganu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 65 minutes into the match, Fc Otelul Galati's goal looked a bit too open when Valentine Tutorskiy came free, but Nicodim Iacobeanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicodim Iacobeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernest Todoran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Fc Otelul Galati's Aresti Pareja in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Brașov's goalie prevented a goal. In the 73rd minute, Pierre-Alexandre Helsens made a precise shot to the right of Nicodim Iacobeanu. Fc Otelul Galati's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. If Pierre-Alexandre Helsens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aresti Pareja in the 78th minute of play forced FC Brașov's goalkeeper Manole Hanganu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicodim Iacobeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre-Alexandre Helsens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Leontin Ciobica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicodim Iacobeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from De-la-Cruz De la Cruz in the 87th minute of play. After some careless play in the Fc Otelul Galati defense, Cristobal Cresencio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicodim Iacobeanu. The Fc Otelul Galati fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicodim Iacobeanu should have stopped the shot. FC Brașov's Manole Hanganu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aresti Pareja in the 91st minute of play. If Pierre-Alexandre Helsens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Brașov's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.