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Curtea Scolii 4
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cazimir Iorga kicked off to start the match. Grigore Lăcătuș made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Soare in the 4th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Nicolae Manu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poju's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolae Manu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nichifor Liciu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Grigore Lăcătuș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Soare, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Gabriel Dindelegan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nichifor Liciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cazimir Iorga in the 14th minute of play. Cazimir Iorga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cazimir Iorga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute, Liviu Bugariu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's Nichifor Liciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cazimir Iorga in the 25th minute of play. Cazimir Iorga scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nichifor Liciu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Augustin Gruia fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's protests and gave Augustin Gruia a yellow card for diving instead. 37 minutes into the match, L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's goal looked a bit too open when Cazimir Iorga came free, but Nichifor Liciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nichifor Liciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolae Manu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paul Cristoloveanu's late challenge caught a Poju's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paul Cristoloveanu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute there was a penalty for Poju. Mugur Răzvan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nichifor Liciu. 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and George Soare made a kick off. Grigore Lăcătuș showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Soare in the 52nd minute of the match. Nichifor Liciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cazimir Iorga, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 70 played minutes Poju got a freekick which was hit by Nicolae Manu. Gabriel Dindelegan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 90 in the game by Ciprian Bilașco from a close distance when the talented Nichifor Liciu managed to make a qualified save. L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila's players were relieved. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iustinian Şerbănoiu during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 92nd minute of the game. One of L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Poju:s goal. Nichifor Liciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cazimir Iorga in the 98th minute of play. 100 minutes into the match, George Soare had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grigore Lăcătuș. Poju's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that George Soare was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. The L.T Nicolae Iorga Braila supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Poju's performance. The match ended with a win for Poju.