League

BERCA
Spectators: 7965 (Terracing: 5975, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudiu Ifrim took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Nicolae Cezariu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Viorel Maghiran. Berindel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolae Cezariu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Dorin Buhăescu hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute of the match Alin Târcă sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gigi Iordache skillfully saved the ball. After 13 minutes, Fabian Cismaș mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fc Berca and the Berindel players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Fc Berca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Cismaș to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute, Fernando MacDonald ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gigi Iordache was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 19 minutes into the game, Berindel's Manole Vârnav nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gigi Iordache made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The referee felt a red card was in order, 22 minutes into the game, when Fabian Cismaș put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fc Berca fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 21st minute. Penalty! In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for Berindel. Alin Târcă stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gigi Iordache. 1-3. Nicolae Cezariu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viorel Maghiran having to interfere. Gigi Iordache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Benedetti in the 30th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manole Vârnav in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gigi Iordache prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 37 minutes into the game, Berindel's Niculae Frânculescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gigi Iordache made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. 41 minutes into the game, Berindel's Alvaro Benedetti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gigi Iordache made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. When Alin Târcă came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Berindel 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 Alin Târcă couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manole Vârnav stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlad Vasiliu in the 56th minute of play forced Fc Berca's goalkeeper Gigi Iordache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolae Cezariu in the 62nd minute of play forced Berindel's goalkeeper Viorel Maghiran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alin Târcă came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Berindel 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 Alin Târcă couldn't finish the play. Alin Târcă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Gigi Iordache tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gigi Iordache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niculae Frânculescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvaro Benedetti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Gigi Iordache made a huge save. Fc Berca's Gigi Iordache played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Vârnav in the 77th minute of play. Gigi Iordache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Benedetti in the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Berindel's Fernando MacDonald ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gigi Iordache. Gigi Iordache yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-7. Fc Berca's Gigi Iordache proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Fc Berca from getting a goal against them. Gigi Iordache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Vârnav, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudiu Ifrim hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. A collision led to Fc Berca getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Claudiu Ifrim hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, Alvaro Benedetti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gigi Iordache. Fc Berca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvaro Benedetti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-8. 93 minutes into the match, Fc Berca's goal looked a bit too open when Manole Vârnav came free, but Gigi Iordache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gigi Iordache made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niculae Frânculescu in the 95th minute. Gigi Iordache was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Manole Vârnav showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-9 in the 96 minute of play.