Viriti
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jack Taylor took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Fc Braila's Augustin Pascu got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Sam Lowe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Laurențiu Nițu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jimmy Riad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sam Lowe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Laurențiu Nițu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Laurențiu Nițu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Lowe in the 13th minute of the match. Lucian Logofătu's late challenge caught a Nancy AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucian Logofătu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Fc Braila's Lucian Logofătu got a free kick in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Fc Braila's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Lowe came free, but Laurențiu Nițu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fc Braila's Laurențiu Nițu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy Riad in the 18th minute of play. Eliodor Lăceanu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 23rd minute. Fc Braila's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Laurențiu Nițu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jack Taylor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the game, Nancy AFC's Jimmy Riad nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Laurențiu Nițu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 0-2 became the score in the 38th minute when Jimmy Riad elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. A hard shot 42 in the game by Lucian Logofătu from a close distance when the talented Walter Gardner managed to make a qualified save. Nancy AFC's players were relieved. With a little luck, Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner got control of the ball when Lucian Logofătu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucian Logofătu got free with Walter Gardner in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucian Logofătu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Fc Braila's Gigi Tomescu got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After 54 played minutes Nancy AFC got a freekick which was hit by Dom Woodman. The Fc Braila fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when Fc Braila's Eliodor Lăceanu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 58th minute Jack Taylor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Nițu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Riad in the 59th minute of play forced Fc Braila's goalkeeper Laurențiu Nițu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fc Braila's Laurențiu Nițu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodney Kessler in the 61st minute of play. When Sam Lowe came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Nancy AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sam Lowe couldn't finish the play. Jimmy Riad struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Laurențiu Nițu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nancy AFC. Graham Forster hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Fc Braila's Augustin Pascu got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lucian Logofătu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Gardner having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Braila's zone, Jack Taylor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laurențiu Nițu came out of the goal and Jack Taylor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fc Braila's Laurențiu Nițu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Fc Braila from getting a goal against them. In the 85th minute Sam Lowe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Nițu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Fc Braila's goalkeeper Laurențiu Nițu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Lowe. Sam Lowe scored 1-3 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Laurențiu Nițu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Fc Braila's Laurențiu Nițu got control of the ball when Jack Taylor tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 96 in the game by Jack Taylor from a close distance when the talented Laurențiu Nițu managed to make a qualified save. Fc Braila's players were relieved.
Nancy AFC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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