U23 League

Black Forest
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Ionuț Lungu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anatoly Karpov in the 4th minute of play. Vladimir Kramnik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Bufi in the 6th minute of play. In the 9th minute Joel Bufi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Kramnik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Eugen Chiriacescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Owls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Maci -MM- the free kick. In the 12th minute Martin Costeiantu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionuț Lungu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute Sabin Miclauș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionuț Lungu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anatoly Karpov in the 14th minute of play forced The Owls's goalkeeper Ionuț Lungu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, The Owls's goal looked a bit too open when Anatoly Karpov came free, but Ionuț Lungu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Anatoly Karpov notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of The Owls's Ionuț Lungu. Ionuț Lungu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Anatoly Karpov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ionuț Lungu having to interfere. When The Owls's Aurelian Fundătoreanu in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Maci -MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. The Owls's Ionuț Lungu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabin Miclauș in the 27th minute of play. After a rather tough play, The Owls's Grigore Cozaru got a free kick in the 28th minute. Anatoly Karpov struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Ionuț Lungu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Maci -MM-. In the 36th minute, Anatoly Karpov made a precise shot to the right of Ionuț Lungu. The Owls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Vladimir Kramnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Bufi, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 45 minutes into the game, José Capablanca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Ionuț Lungu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anatoly Karpov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Grigore Cozaru suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Gelu Cornoiu fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Maci -MM-'s protests and gave Gelu Cornoiu a yellow card for diving instead. The Owls made a substitution. Sever Zăreanu replaced Grigore Cozaru. 53 minutes into the match, FC Maci -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Joel Bufi came free, but Vladimir Kramnik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anatoly Karpov in the 55th minute of play forced The Owls's goalkeeper Ionuț Lungu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anatoly Karpov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ionuț Lungu came out and tried to block the shot, but Anatoly Karpov slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 59th minute. With a little luck, The Owls's Ionuț Lungu got control of the ball when Gelu Cornoiu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ionuț Lungu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gelu Cornoiu in the 68th minute of play. The Owls's Ionuț Lungu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save The Owls from getting a goal against them. Ionuț Lungu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Capablanca, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The Owls's Ionuț Lungu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatoly Karpov in the 73rd minute of play. In the 77th minute Gelu Cornoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionuț Lungu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimir Kramnik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Alucai in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 89th minute, FC Maci -MM-'s Sabin Miclauș ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ionuț Lungu. Ionuț Lungu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. After 92 played minutes The Owls got a freekick which was hit by Eugen Chiriacescu. Petre Zbârciog could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Ionuț Lungu made a huge save. FC Maci -MM-'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.