U18 League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Liviu Halipa kicked off to start the match. When David Hâjdău fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Nirosxn 08's protests and gave David Hâjdău a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, AFC Nirosxn 08's David Hâjdău got a free kick in the 4th minute. A collision led to AFC Nirosxn 08 getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Claudiu Radovan hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as A4p FC Gad's Vlad Uzuneanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nistor Zamfir. That made the score 1-0 after 8 minutes of play. When Liviu Halipa came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the A4p FC Gad 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 Liviu Halipa couldn't finish the play. The supporters of AFC Nirosxn 08 booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gică Chilian didn't get a good kick on the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Codrin Dragalina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nistor Zamfir. AFC Nirosxn 08's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Codrin Dragalina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 23rd minute, Romeo Elenescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC Nirosxn 08 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 28 minutes into the match, Claudiu Radovan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valer Bolcaș. A4p FC Gad's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudiu Radovan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Valer Bolcaș made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Elenescu in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Isac Popescu made a precise shot to the right of Valer Bolcaș. A4p FC Gad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Isac Popescu hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the game, Doru Abraham threw the ball into play from the sideline. AFC Nirosxn 08's David Hâjdău quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Remus Chițes got a free kick in the 45th minute. After the first half AFC Nirosxn 08 were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romeo Elenescu to make the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, AFC Nirosxn 08's Romeo Elenescu made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valer Bolcaș was left in no man's land by his defense there! Liviu Halipa scored 3-4 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nistor Zamfir, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nistor Zamfir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Dragalina in the 65th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Liviu Halipa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nistor Zamfir was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 74th match minute, AFC Nirosxn 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudiu Radovan to maneuver through the defense. After 75 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Codrin Dragalina made it 4-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nistor Zamfir was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 78th match minute, AFC Nirosxn 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nae Josan to maneuver through the defense. Nistor Zamfir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Dragalina, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. If Vlad Uzuneanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlad Uzuneanu in the 93rd minute of play forced AFC Nirosxn 08's goalkeeper Nistor Zamfir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olimpiu Şantău kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. When Nicu Bălțăteanu fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Nirosxn 08's protests and gave Nicu Bălțăteanu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AFC Nirosxn 08 getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Nicu Bălțăteanu hit a great ball.