U23 League

MIT Stadium
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. Mihnea Puric started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Iustin Chificeac notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC Ruscova's Niculae Andronescu. Niculae Andronescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Niculae Andronescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolae Nicoliță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ion Bogătan fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Ruscova's protests and gave Ion Bogătan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th minute there was a penalty for MIT Craiova. Avram Mititelu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Niculae Andronescu. 2-0. If Iustin Chificeac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 20 played minutes MIT Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Cristinel Bocaneț. The supporters of FC Ruscova booed when MIT Craiova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristinel Bocaneț didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th play minute Iustin Chificeac came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Niculae Andronescu. 4-0. Niculae Andronescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustin Chificeac in the 30th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as MIT Craiova's Iustin Chificeac slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Niculae Andronescu. That made the score 5-0 after 32 minutes of play. FC Ruscova's Niculae Andronescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustin Chificeac in the 36th minute of play. Niculae Andronescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iustin Chificeac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 minutes FC Ruscova's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Avram Mititelu who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on MIT Craiova's corner Avram Mititelu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Niculae Andronescu quite easily take care of the ball. Niculae Andronescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iustin Chificeac's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iustin Chificeac stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. MIT Craiova's attentive Andrei Florei managed to snatch the ball when Traian Neagoe made a throw-in in the 57th minute of the game. FC Ruscova's Marian Novăceanu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 59th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Remus Pinczewski but with some difficulty. The supporters of MIT Craiova booed when FC Ruscova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucian Neagoe didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th match minute, MIT Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iustin Chificeac to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rdth minute of the game Iustin Chificeac who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Ruscova's Niculae Andronescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 65th minute, Iustin Chificeac left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MIT Craiova fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Ruscova's goalkeeper Niculae Andronescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Traian Neagoe kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Iustin Chificeac notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of FC Ruscova's Niculae Andronescu. Niculae Andronescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 73 minutes of play, MIT Craiova's Iustin Chificeac made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niculae Andronescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Niculae Andronescu came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by MIT Craiova's Iustin Chificeac. But to his dismay, Iustin Chificeac quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-0. The MIT Craiova fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when MIT Craiova's Iustin Chificeac looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 12-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Niculae Andronescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iustin Chificeac's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Niculae Andronescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aron Uncescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.