League

National Arena
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristian Ploieșteanu got the match started through his kick off. When Tiberiu Zgârcu fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's protests and gave Tiberiu Zgârcu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Tiberiu Zgârcu got a free kick in the 4th minute. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Flavio Peter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Batalionul U23 Dorobanti from getting a goal against them. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Flavio Peter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Batalionul U23 Dorobanti from getting a goal against them. After 10 minutes Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Calistrat Lovin who took care of the corner kick. In the 12th minute Doru Dănănae shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Peter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hami Geçer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korneliusz Barna in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korneliusz Barna in the 26th minute of play forced Steaua Bucuresti's goalkeeper Hami Geçer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xerxes Doro's late challenge caught a Steaua Bucuresti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xerxes Doro helped the player get up and apologised. After 32 played minutes Batalionul U23 Dorobanti got a freekick which was hit by Xerxes Doro. 39 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Korneliusz Barna came free, but Hami Geçer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Peter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Dănănae in the 46th minute of the match. Flavio Peter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doru Dănănae in the 47th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Korneliusz Barna to strike the kick off in the second half. Korneliusz Barna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hami Geçer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Flavio Peter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Ploieșteanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Steaua Bucuresti booed when Batalionul U23 Dorobanti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jiang Lang Kun didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remus Dudea in the 60th minute of play forced Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Flavio Peter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hami Geçer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Korneliusz Barna in the 65th minute of play. Korneliusz Barna might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hami Geçer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Korneliusz Barna ran back to his position shaking his head. With an all-out effort, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Hami Geçer threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Korneliusz Barna, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Flavio Peter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florín Răducioiu in the 80th minute of play. Ulisses Doro kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Calistrat Lovin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Flavio Peter. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Korneliusz Barna in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hami Geçer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Batalionul U23 Dorobanti getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Apolo Lia hit a great ball. If Laurențiu Cojocaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hami Geçer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Lang Kun, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Steaua Bucuresti were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.