U21 League

BULDOZERUL
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Fanaticii's goalkeeper Florin Pruneda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihai Măliță in the 20th minute of play forced BULDOZERUL SANTA FE's goalkeeper Florín Mihuț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Costică Ilica during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Costică Ilica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Florín Mihuț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihai Măliță in the 26th minute of the match. Florín Mihuț made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihai Măliță in the 44th minute of play. After the first half FC Fanaticii were leading 0-2. 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 Gică Curcă to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Radu Rusu managed to get in a good position for a shot. BULDOZERUL SANTA FE's supporters rose to their feet, but Radu Rusu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florin Pruneda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Florín Mihuț made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mihai Măliță in the 64th minute. Florín Mihuț took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gică Curcă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mihai Măliță hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Mihai Mălițăs short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Florín Mihuț to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Radu Rusu charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Radu Rusu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mihai Măliță recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 78th minute, Mihai Măliță reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Florín Mihuț. The goal made the score 0-4. Mihai Măliță might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Florín Mihuț. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mihai Măliță ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Fanaticii eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.