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Curtea Scolii 4
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romeo Gănescu kicked off to start the match. Napoca United's Romeo Gănescu got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Liviu Bugariu during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Liviu Bugariu hit a great ball. After 9 played minutes Gheorghe Văduvescu shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's Nichifor Liciu to catch but Gheorghe Văduvescu was lucky. It became 0-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Romeo Gănescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Nichifor Liciu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vlad Tolea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Soare in the 15th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Napoca United's Costel Zamfir got a free kick in the 17th minute. A hard shot by Paul Cristoloveanu from long distance, 22 minutes into the match, got Vlad Tolea's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 24 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's Gabriel Dindelegan fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcel Oravițan during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. George Soare received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Vlad Tolea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gabriel Dindelegan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Napoca United's Vlad Tolea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Soare in the 38th minute of play. Napoca United's Marcel Oravițan got his second yellow card of the match in the 38th minute. The referee ordered Marcel Oravițan off the ground. After 39 played minutes Napoca United got a freekick which was hit by Marcel Oravițan. George Soare received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Vlad Tolea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maxim Blaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Vlad Tolea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Soare in the 52nd minute of the match. If Gabriel Dindelegan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute George Soare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlad Tolea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's Gabriel Dindelegan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vlad Tolea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Maxim Blaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 74th minute, Gabriel Dindelegan 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. Napoca United's Vlad Tolea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Soare in the 75th minute of play. Gabriel Dindelegan's late challenge caught a Napoca United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabriel Dindelegan helped the player get up and apologised. After 81 played minutes L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Dindelegan. After 92 minutes, Gabriel Dindelegan made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Napoca United's Vlad Tolea tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila had won after a very even match.