League

Verbia
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Vali Homeag made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Urmenisul booed when Verbia CS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Strungă didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute of the match, Francisc Tunaru sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Ion Cârstea showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. Ion Cârstea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pompiliu Smarandache in the 8th minute of play. After 11 minutes of play, Urmenisul's Pompiliu Smarandache made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ion Cârstea was left in no man's land by his defense there! David Maneas short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Eugen Pricop to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ion Cârstea came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Urmenisul's Cristinel Chifu. But to his dismay, Cristinel Chifu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Ion Cârstea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristinel Chifu, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. If David Manea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 28 in the game by Lucrețiu Melinte from a close distance when the talented Eugen Pricop managed to make a qualified save. Urmenisul's players were relieved. Ion Cârstea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristinel Chifu in the 36th minute of play. After 44 minutes of play, Urmenisul's Cristinel Chifu made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ion Cârstea was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pompiliu Smarandache made a kick off. After 55 minutes, Ionel Ispir mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Urmenisul and the Verbia CS players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Verbia CS booed when Urmenisul was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ionel Ispir didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucrețiu Melinte in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eugen Pricop prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eugen Pricop showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vali Homeag, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After having played for 60 minutes, Pompiliu Smarandache managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Urmenisul's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pompiliu Smarandache was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 62 minutes into the match, Verbia CS's goalkeeper Ion Cârstea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristinel Chifu. Ion Cârstea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pompiliu Smarandache, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. David Manea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dan Mușat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manole Stelaru charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manole Stelaru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Manole Stelaru hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. If Cristinel Chifu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 89 minutes, Cristinel Chifu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Urmenisul and the Verbia CS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th match minute, Urmenisul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristinel Chifu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pompiliu Smarandache in the 95th minute of play forced Verbia CS's goalkeeper Ion Cârstea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Pompiliu Smarandache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ion Cârstea was relentless in the 97th minute of the game.