U18 League

Soca
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ovidiu Zorlescu made the kick off which started today's match. Soca's Remus Manciulea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leontin Bran in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leontin Bran in the 6th minute of play forced Soca's goalkeeper Remus Manciulea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the game, FC BRADUL -MM-'s Denis Zgaroi 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, 0-1. In the 10th minute Denis Zgaroi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remus Manciulea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Mugur Rucăreanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute, Mircea Encioiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remus Manciulea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Zgaroi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Sergiu Bognar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Remus Manciulea. Soca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sergiu Bognar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergiu Bognar in the 30th minute of play forced Soca's goalkeeper Remus Manciulea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leontin Bran took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Remus Manciulea. Remus Manciulea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Soca's Remus Manciulea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leontin Bran in the 34th minute of play. Remus Manciulea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leontin Bran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the game, Sergiu Bognar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Remus Manciulea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 47 minutes into the game, Leontin Bran cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Remus Manciulea 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 0-6.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denis Zgaroi was the one to do the kick off. Sabin Baicu might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valer Cerchez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sabin Baicu ran back to his position shaking his head. Sever Baican hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Denis Zgaroi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC BRADUL -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Remus Manciulea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denis Zgaroi in the 62nd minute. Leontin Bran scored 0-8 in the 63rd 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denis Zgaroi got free with Remus Manciulea in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 68 minutes into the match, Soca's goal looked a bit too open when Leontin Bran came free, but Remus Manciulea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 minutes of play, FC BRADUL -MM-'s Denis Zgaroi 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! Sergiu Bognars short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Remus Manciulea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 79th minute, Sergiu Bognar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC BRADUL -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leontin Bran in the 83rd minute of play forced Soca's goalkeeper Remus Manciulea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sergiu Bognar got free with Remus Manciulea in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Remus Manciulea came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by FC BRADUL -MM-'s Denis Zgaroi. But to his dismay, Denis Zgaroi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-12. Remus Manciulea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Zgaroi in the 95th minute of play. In the 97th minute Leontin Bran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remus Manciulea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.