U18 League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alin Frânculescu made the kick off which started today's match. Edgar Gurlui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Andrițoiu in the 4th minute of play. Edgar Gurlui came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Petru Astafiei. But to his dismay, Petru Astafiei quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Edgar Gurlui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Andrițoiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgar Gurlui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Andrițoiu in the 13th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Leonard Andrițoiu notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Edgar Gurlui. Edgar Gurlui was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Ilie Duca got control of the ball when Alin Frânculescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ilie Duca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduard Juverdeanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Ilie Duca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alin Frânculescu went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 26 minutes into the game, Eugen Popeneciu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ the free kick. Eugen Popeneciu kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, Leonard Andrițoiu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Edgar Gurlui was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ilie Duca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eugen Popeneciu went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. In the 39th minute, Eduard Juverdeanu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ilie Duca, passed just outside the right post. In the 44th minute Liviu Cantemir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Gurlui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leonard Andrițoiu to strike the kick off in the second half. Petru Astafiei struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Edgar Gurlui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️. If Liviu Cantemir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Petru Astafiei came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ 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 Petru Astafiei couldn't finish the play. After 56 played minutes C Ａ R D I N Ａ L got a freekick which was hit by Eliodor Ifrim. After 57 played minutes, G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Sandu Babeș shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edgar Gurlui came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ reached it. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Gigel Nichita was substituted for Sorin Unchiaşu. Edgar Gurlui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petru Astafiei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilie Duca came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Alin Frânculescu. But to his dismay, Alin Frânculescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Alin Frânculescu scored 4-3 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilie Duca, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Edgar Gurlui proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save C Ａ R D I N Ａ L from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Petru Astafiei during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L booed when G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petru Astafiei didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgar Gurlui made an important save on a dangerous shot by Petru Astafiei in the 92nd minute. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ for a fine match.