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Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) In the 4th minute, Pompiliu Gaciu made a precise shot to the right of Nichifor Săliştean. Fulgerul 1976 Braila's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Nichifor Săliştean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Pătrașcu, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Nichifor Săliştean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionuț Gogea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ionuț Gogea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Nichifor Săliştean tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Marin Pătrașcu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Steaua LM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Pompiliu Gaciu charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pompiliu Gaciu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pompiliu Gaciu hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Ionuț Gogea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Steaua LM's supporters rose to their feet, but Ionuț Gogea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nichifor Săliştean breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Fulgerul 1976 Braila's Romeo Manta got a free kick in the 24th minute. Marin Pătrașcu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rdth minute of the game Marin Pătrașcu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fulgerul 1976 Braila's Nichifor Săliştean was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Steaua LM's Marin Pătrașcu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nichifor Săliştean made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After 44 minutes, Marin Pătrașcu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Steaua LM and the Fulgerul 1976 Braila players grew even worse after the yellow card. After the first half Steaua LM were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Nichifor Săliştean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Pătrașcu in the 53rd minute of play. In the 53rd match minute, Fulgerul 1976 Braila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sever Galușcă to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute, Fulgerul 1976 Braila's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ionuț Gogea fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nichifor Săliştean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Pătrașcu, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After a rather tough play, Fulgerul 1976 Braila's Augustin Dică got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Sever Galușcă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Steaua LM's Manole Achifoaiei tried to score from far away in the 65th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 67 minutes into the game, Romeo Manta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fulgerul 1976 Braila's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Steaua LM the free kick. In the 67th minute, Romeo Manta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nichifor Săliştean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Pătrașcu in the 68th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pompiliu Gaciu got free with Nichifor Săliştean in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nichifor Săliştean stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marin Pătrașcu's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Marin Pătrașcu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Steaua LM's supporters rose to their feet, but Marin Pătrașcu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nichifor Săliştean breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ionuț Gogea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ionuț Gogea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nichifor Săliştean having to interfere. In the 83rd match minute, Steaua LM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marin Pătrașcu to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute, Steaua LM's Marin Pătrașcu fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal, but it hit the crossbar and went out into the crowd. Ionuț Gogea blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nichifor Săliştean having to make a save. The supporters of Fulgerul 1976 Braila booed when Steaua LM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavian Braru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ionuț Gogea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Nichifor Săliştean tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marin Pătrașcu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Nichifor Săliştean tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Steaua LM played a much better game than Fulgerul 1976 Braila and deserved their victory. The Fulgerul 1976 Braila players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.