League

Valentin Stanescu
Spectators: 8427 (Terracing: 6321, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind VIP's goalkeeper Dumitru Berca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Liviu Aldulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobri Karapetrov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the game, Sebastian Ţugui cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Liviu Aldulescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Liviu Aldulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ştefan Coșereanu in the 20th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Claudinei Barral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dumitru Berca was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Dumitru Berca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marin Cutieru in the 25th minute. Liviu Aldulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ştefan Coșereanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 27th match minute, Cetatea Suceava was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efthimis Sardinis to maneuver through the defense. Liviu Aldulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ştefan Coșereanu in the 31st minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, VIP's Dobri Karapetrov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Liviu Aldulescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Liviu Aldulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ştefan Coșereanu in the 40th minute of play. Marin Cutieru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Dumitru Berca made a huge save. The Cetatea Suceava players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. VIP were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Claudinei Barral made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, VIP's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Bălan came free, but Dumitru Berca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Claudinei Barral put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Dumitru Berca. Claudinei Barral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Dumitru Berca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Cetatea Suceava's Emil Poalelungi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Emil Poalelungi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Cetatea Suceava protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Emil Poalelungi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 62nd minute there was a penalty for VIP. Dobri Karapetrov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Liviu Aldulescu. 1-3. 66 minutes into the match, Cetatea Suceava's goal looked a bit too open when Ştefan Coșereanu came free, but Liviu Aldulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. VIP's Dumitru Berca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinei Barral in the 68th minute of play. Ştefan Coșereanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Liviu Aldulescu made a huge save. Ştefan Coșereanu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Liviu Aldulescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 72nd minute Dobri Karapetrov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liviu Aldulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cetatea Suceava's Liviu Aldulescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Cetatea Suceava from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dumitru Podgoreanu in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Liviu Aldulescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Dumitru Podgoreanu sped through Cetatea Suceava's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Liviu Aldulescu. Ştefan Coșereanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Liviu Aldulescu made a huge save. Liviu Aldulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobri Karapetrov in the 82nd minute of the match. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cetatea Suceava's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ilie Buhuș was slow to take the kick. During this time VIP's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Dumitru Podgoreanu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Liviu Aldulescu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marin Cutieru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dumitru Berca having to interfere. In the 95th match minute, VIP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dobri Karapetrov to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of VIP booed when Cetatea Suceava was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Americo Beltran didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 98th minute of the match Ilie Buhuș shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Liviu Aldulescu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. VIP had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.