U18 League

Maidan Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Juventus PTM's Damian Pătrașcu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Victor Pandrea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Damian Pătrașcu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Aron Râznicu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Şumălan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Caragea in the 17th minute of play forced Juventus PTM's goalkeeper Manuel Huștea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Huștea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Avram Nandriș's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Aron Râznicu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Şumălan in the 21st minute. After 22 minutes Buffalo Timişoara's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Virgil Lixandru who took care of the corner kick. Juventus PTM's Virgil Lixandru was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aron Râznicu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Buffalo Timişoara's Aron Râznicu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Buffalo Timişoara from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Juventus PTM's Bandit Gabor got a free kick in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Avram Nandriș had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Huștea. Juventus PTM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Avram Nandriș was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Manuel Huștea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mircea Dumitrana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Juventus PTM's Adrian Hosu got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute of the match Victor Pandrea sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Huștea skillfully saved the ball. Matei Pupăzan kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Buffalo Timişoara's Aron Râznicu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Buffalo Timişoara from getting a goal against them. Manuel Huștea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Caragea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juventus PTM's Lucius Gabor got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 48 played minutes Juventus PTM got a freekick which was hit by Valer Donici. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus PTM's zone, Victor Pandrea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Huștea came out of the goal and Victor Pandrea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Juventus PTM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Buffalo Timişoara were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Avram Nandriș to make the kick off. Aron Râznicu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucius Gabor, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Adrian Hosu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aron Râznicu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Pătrașcu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Huștea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Pandrea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucius Gabor in the 67th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Aron Râznicu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Victor Pandrea got a free kick in the 68th minute. Manuel Huștea made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Avram Nandriș sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonard Caragea got free with Manuel Huștea in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Buffalo Timişoara's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Victor Pandrea in the 79th minute. Victor Pandrea made a great header on Buffalo Timişoara's corner, it was just that Juventus PTM's Manuel Huștea managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Manole Mihăescu hit a great ball. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Juventus PTM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Victor Pandrea was slow to take the kick. During this time Buffalo Timişoara's players had a chance to rest. Aron Râznicu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucius Gabor in the 96th minute of play.