U21 League

Balavanis ArenA
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toader Arotăriței took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Balavanis's goal looked a bit too open when Sergiu Maniu came free, but Petre Baicea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes, Toader Arotăriței made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. A4p FC Gad's Mugur Aanicăi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 10 minutes into the game, Niculae Boltașu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A4p FC Gad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balavanis the free kick. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Niculae Boltașu got a free kick in the 10th minute. Petre Baicea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tudor Cioculescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Mugur Aanicăi was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Toader Arotăriței capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Toader Arotăriței really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tudor Cioculescu in the 26th minute of play forced Balavanis's goalkeeper Petre Baicea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mugur Aanicăi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toader Arotăriței, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Balavanis's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rareș Purcărete was slow to take the kick. During this time A4p FC Gad's players had a chance to rest. After 33 minutes, Gigi Văcăroiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Balavanis and the A4p FC Gad players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gigi Văcăroiu kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ion Petrică in the 34th minute of play forced Balavanis's goalkeeper Petre Baicea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the A4p FC Gad defense, Toader Arotăriței kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mugur Aanicăi. The A4p FC Gad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mugur Aanicăi should have stopped the shot. Petre Baicea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toader Bogrea in the 46th minute of the match. Mugur Aanicăi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toader Arotăriței in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Petre Baicea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toader Bogrea in the 51st minute of play. Petre Baicea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toader Bogrea in the 53rd minute of the match. Petre Baicea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sergiu Maniu in the 55th minute. Mugur Aanicăi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toader Arotăriței, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Balavanis's Petre Baicea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Maniu in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute Toader Arotăriței shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugur Aanicăi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute Toader Bogrea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petre Baicea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, Victor Andone was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A4p FC Gad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balavanis the free kick. In the 70th match minute, A4p FC Gad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Andone to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute of the match Marin Gavrilă sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mugur Aanicăi skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Gavrilă in the 73rd minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Mugur Aanicăi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Marin Gavrilă managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balavanis's supporters rose to their feet, but Marin Gavrilă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mugur Aanicăi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th minute, A4p FC Gad's Victor Andone seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Victor Andone the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of A4p FC Gad protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Victor Andone had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Victor Andone got a free kick in the 90th minute. Toader Arotăriței took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mugur Aanicăi. Mugur Aanicăi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. A4p FC Gad's Mugur Aanicăi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toader Arotăriței in the 94th minute of play. Balavanis were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of A4p FC Gad for a fine match.