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Gauriciu
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Virgil Codrescu hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Virgil Codrescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Petre Nenițescu having to make a save. Herculian's Petre Nenițescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Herculian from getting a goal against them. If Sabin Tănase had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute Isac Cosoroabă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Stoican saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th match minute, Gauriciu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionică Mîțu to maneuver through the defense. Laurențiu Stoican showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionel Calomfirescu in the 15th minute of the match. Isac Cosoroabă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurențiu Stoican having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Gauriciu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Isac Cosoroabă came free, but Laurențiu Stoican reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laurențiu Stoican made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isac Cosoroabă in the 26th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Ernest Jumancă notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Gauriciu FC's Laurențiu Stoican. Laurențiu Stoican was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 36 minutes into the game, Gauriciu FC's Virgil Codrescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Petre Nenițescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. If Virgil Codrescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gauriciu FC's Laurențiu Stoican played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Cosoroabă in the 47th minute of play. Isac Cosoroabă took the ball and in the 49 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Laurențiu Stoican. Laurențiu Stoican dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernest Jumancă was the one to do the kick off. After 56 minutes, Virgil Codrescu made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Herculian's Petre Nenițescu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Laurențiu Stoican made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isac Cosoroabă in the 62nd minute. 69 minutes into the match, Isac Cosoroabă notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Gauriciu FC's Laurențiu Stoican. Laurențiu Stoican was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ernest Jumancă in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Laurențiu Stoican, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ştefan Şoiman might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Laurențiu Stoican. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ştefan Şoiman ran back to his position shaking his head. Petre Nenițescu went to the wrong direction when Dragoş Zgondea was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Gauriciu FC's Virgil Codrescu got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Gauriciu FC's Mădălin Manolache got a free kick in the 84th minute. After 86 minutes of play, Herculian's Isac Cosoroabă made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Laurențiu Stoican was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Gauriciu FC's Laurențiu Stoican got control of the ball when Eric Lucian tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Herculian getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Grigore Bilașco hit a great ball. Dragoş Zgondea took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Petre Nenițescu. Herculian's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Virgil Codrescu in the 99th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Petre Nenițescu saved Herculian from getting behind. Ioan Mantu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 100th minute. Petre Nenițescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Virgil Codrescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petre Nenițescu was relentless in the 102nd minute of the game. The Gauriciu FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Herculian's performance. The match ended with a win for Herculian.