U23 League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yetkiner Yasun started the match with the kick off. Jan-Joost Werner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iulian Iancu, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Gavril Bucur left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Ştefan Gârniceanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gavril Bucur went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergiu Panaitescu in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ştefan Gârniceanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabríel Cristofor in the 18th minute of play forced FC Lutanu's goalkeeper Ştefan Gârniceanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goal looked a bit too open when Yetkiner Yasun came free, but Jan-Joost Werner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ştefan Gârniceanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Károly Bodrogi in the 23rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gavril Bucur in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ştefan Gârniceanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 27 minutes into the game, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Gabríel Cristofor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ştefan Gârniceanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Sergiu Panaitescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gabríel Cristofor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ştefan Gârniceanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabríel Cristofor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabríel Cristofor in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ştefan Gârniceanu saved FC Lutanu from getting behind. Gavril Bucur scored 5-0 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ştefan Gârniceanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 39th minute Gavril Bucur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ştefan Gârniceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, FC Lutanu's goalkeeper Ştefan Gârniceanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gavril Bucur. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gavril Bucur to strike the kick off in the second half. Jan-Joost Werner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philip Aelgoet, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. When C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Gavril Bucur in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Lutanu's goalie prevented a goal. Radu Rada might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ştefan Gârniceanu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Radu Rada ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 60thth minute of the game Gabríel Cristofor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Lutanu's Ştefan Gârniceanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Emil Boltașu managed to get in a good position for a shot. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's supporters rose to their feet, but Emil Boltașu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ştefan Gârniceanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Lutanu's Ştefan Gârniceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Károly Bodrogi in the 63rd minute of play. In the 68th match minute, FC Lutanu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yetkiner Yasun to maneuver through the defense. Gavril Bucur recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ştefan Gârniceanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabríel Cristofor in the 72nd minute of play. In the 77th minute Peppe Mascara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ştefan Gârniceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ştefan Gârniceanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabríel Cristofor in the 78th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Iulian Iancu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Lutanu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C Ａ R D I N Ａ L the free kick. The supporters of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L booed when FC Lutanu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iulian Iancu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ştefan Gârniceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peppe Mascara, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After some careless play in the FC Lutanu defense, Károly Bodrogi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ştefan Gârniceanu. The FC Lutanu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ştefan Gârniceanu should have stopped the shot. Ştefan Gârniceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Károly Bodrogi, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Peppe Mascara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ştefan Gârniceanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. In the 94th minute, Gavril Bucur got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.