League

UNDERDOG ARENA
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) A collision led to Defensivi Spiritus getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Andrei Bucataru hit a great ball. Paul Hârlău showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dumitru Boeru, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After having played for 14 minutes, Andrei Bucataru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defensivi Spiritus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrei Bucataru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 17th minute, Nicodim Mărculescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paul Hârlău was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Paul Hârlău came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by OLD SCHOOL's Horea Demian. But to his dismay, Horea Demian quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. With a little luck, Defensivi Spiritus's Paul Hârlău got control of the ball when Horea Demian tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paul Hârlău was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dumitru Boeru showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 27 minute of play. After 33 minutes of play, OLD SCHOOL's Nicodim Mărculescu made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paul Hârlău was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paul Hârlău was a little too slow when Dumitru Boeru got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 5-0. A collision led to Defensivi Spiritus getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Nae Curea hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Paul Hârlău successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andrei Bucataru stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Adam Roşoga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paul Hârlău was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Bucataru in the 57th minute of play forced OLD SCHOOL's goalkeeper Vintilă Barna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Hârlău didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicodim Mărculescu went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Paul Hârlău showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horea Demian in the 63rd minute of the match. Nae Curea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Adam Patrichi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nae Curea hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the game, Codruț Vornicu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Defensivi Spiritus's Flavius Ciorobîtcă quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Paul Hârlău showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicodim Mărculescu in the 75th minute of the match. In the 80th minute Nicodim Mărculescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Hârlău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Hârlău showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dumitru Boeru in the 81st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Defensivi Spiritus defense, Dumitru Boeru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paul Hârlău. The Defensivi Spiritus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paul Hârlău should have stopped the shot. In the 87th minute Dumitru Boeru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Hârlău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the game, Nicodim Mărculescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Paul Hârlău was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 93rd minute, Andrei Bucataru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, OLD SCHOOL's goal looked a bit too open when Andrei Bucataru came free, but Vintilă Barna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the OLD SCHOOL players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.