U21 League

Antonas Arena
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sabin Țepeluș took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Toader Duca hit a great ball. Grigore Costin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panait Vişoiu in the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Sabin Țepeluș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Jienescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 11 minutes, Călin Pătrășconiu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GoalHunters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Călin Pătrășconiu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 13 minutes in the game Augustin Tilincă did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to George Voicescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by D.J. Gol in the 15th minute of play forced ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s goalkeeper Grigore Costin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zlatan Ibrahimov might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Daniel Jienescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zlatan Ibrahimov ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Jienescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatan Ibrahimov in the 17th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, GoalHunters's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatan Ibrahimov came free, but Daniel Jienescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Jienescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zlatan Ibrahimov in the 28th minute. In the 28th minute, ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s Zlatan Ibrahimov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 33 minutes into the match, ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Călin Pătrășconiu came free, but Grigore Costin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Morvran Gardner came free, but Grigore Costin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Zlatan Ibrahimov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Daniel Jienescu. That made the score 2-0 in the 39 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toader Duca during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 45 played minutes ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ got a freekick which was hit by Toader Duca. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Morvran Gardner struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Grigore Costin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GoalHunters. A collision led to GoalHunters getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Valerian Zotincă hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in GoalHunters's zone, Zlatan Ibrahimov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Jienescu came out of the goal and Zlatan Ibrahimov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Jienescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Ciociu in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute Zlatan Ibrahimov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Jienescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grigore Costin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Călin Pătrășconiu in the 64th minute. Grigore Costin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panait Vişoiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panait Vişoiu charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Panait Vişoiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ booed when GoalHunters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panait Vişoiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Ciociu in the 71st minute of play forced GoalHunters's goalkeeper Daniel Jienescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, GoalHunters's goal looked a bit too open when Eduard Emilianu came free, but Daniel Jienescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Jienescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Ibrahimov in the 73rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Zlatan Ibrahimov managed to get in a good position for a shot. ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s supporters rose to their feet, but Zlatan Ibrahimov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Jienescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pavel Ciociu hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Zlatan Ibrahimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zlatan Ibrahimov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daniel Jienescu having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatan Ibrahimov in the 84th minute of play forced GoalHunters's goalkeeper Daniel Jienescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 86 played minutes GoalHunters got a freekick which was hit by Valerian Zotincă. Mugur Carabulea kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s goalkeeper Grigore Costin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by D.J. Gol. After some careless play in the GoalHunters defense, Zlatan Ibrahimov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Daniel Jienescu. The GoalHunters fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Daniel Jienescu should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the GoalHunters players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆.