U23 League

aDeX Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sabin Hreapcă started the match with the kick off. Aurel Gârleanu might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcel Chiriță. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aurel Gârleanu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 6th minute Denis Călin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Chiriță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ioan Bulzan came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Urzicuța's Manole Dascălu. But to his dismay, Manole Dascălu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 10th minute, FC aDeX's Aurel Gârleanu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. The supporters of FC Urzicuța booed when FC aDeX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iulian Cucerdean didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the FC aDeX defense, Sabin Hreapcă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ioan Bulzan. The FC aDeX fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ioan Bulzan should have stopped the shot. In the 31st minute, Iulian Cucerdean reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcel Chiriță. The goal made the score 2-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Iulian Cucerdean kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcel Chiriță. That made the score 3-2 in the 34 minute of play. Ioan Bulzan came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Urzicuța's Tudor Bratoloveanu. But to his dismay, Tudor Bratoloveanu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Sabin Hreapcă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ioan Bulzan having to make a save.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Denis Călin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sabin Hreapcă struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Ioan Bulzan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Urzicuța. Ioan Bulzan made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when David Adomniței sent off a good shot on target. FC Urzicuța's Marcel Chiriță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ebi Smolarek in the 64th minute of play. Marcel Chiriță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ebi Smolarek in the 64th minute of the match. After 66 played minutes FC aDeX got a freekick which was hit by Denis Călin. When Tudor Bratoloveanu fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Urzicuța's protests and gave Tudor Bratoloveanu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th match minute, FC Urzicuța was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tudor Bratoloveanu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ebi Smolarek in the 71st minute of play forced FC Urzicuța's goalkeeper Marcel Chiriță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Ebi Smolarek ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcel Chiriță was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. Marcel Chiriță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iulian Cucerdean in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 95th match minute, FC aDeX was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anton Tăutu to maneuver through the defense. FC aDeX's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.