U23 League

Soca
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ovidiu Zorlescu started the match with the kick off. Lucian Udrişte scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Remus Manciulea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 17th match minute, FC TraLaLa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelian Marincean to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the game, FC TraLaLa's Lucian Udrişte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Remus Manciulea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Remus Manciulea came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by FC TraLaLa's Paul Romeo. But to his dismay, Paul Romeo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 25th minute, Sever Piţurcă made a precise shot to the right of Remus Manciulea. Soca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 28th minute Sabin Baicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihăiţă Fărcașu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduard Darabonț kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Mihăiţă Fărcașu made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Ovidiu Zorlescu sent off a good shot on target. 36 minutes into the match, FC TraLaLa's Emil Murgoci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Remus Manciulea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, Soca's goal looked a bit too open when Lucian Udrişte came free, but Remus Manciulea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Tudor Gheară was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Soca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC TraLaLa the free kick. Tudor Gheară kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paul Romeo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Emil Murgoci succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 54th playminute. Remus Manciulea didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 59th minute, which inside left pole to 0-6. The supporters of Soca booed when FC TraLaLa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Călin Hâldan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Remus Manciulea didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 71st minute, which inside left pole to 0-8. After 76 minutes of play, FC TraLaLa's Paul Romeo made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Remus Manciulea was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emil Murgoci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paul Romeo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Remus Manciulea skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Soca's Remus Manciulea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sever Piţurcă in the 87th minute of play. Remus Manciulea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sever Piţurcă, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. If Emil Murgoci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Emil Murgoci kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Mihăiţă Fărcașu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Baicu in the 94th minute of the match. With a little luck, Soca's Remus Manciulea got control of the ball when Paul Romeo tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC TraLaLa played a much better game than Soca and deserved their victory. The Soca players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.