U21 League

Soca
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gică Mergea made the kick off which started today's match. Remus Manciulea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gică Mergea, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Remus Manciulea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toader Bogrea in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gică Mergea in the 7th minute of play forced Soca's goalkeeper Remus Manciulea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remus Manciulea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toader Bogrea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Toader Bogrea made a precise shot to the right of Remus Manciulea. Soca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 13th minute, Gică Mergea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 16 minutes into the match, Soca's goal looked a bit too open when Ernest Bianu came free, but Remus Manciulea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Gică Mergea made it 0-3 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! Sabin Baicu's late challenge caught a A4p FC Gad's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sabin Baicu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st match minute, Soca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabin Baicu to maneuver through the defense. 0-4 became the score in the 21st minute when Toader Bogrea elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Soca's Remus Manciulea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gică Mergea in the 25th minute of play. The supporters of A4p FC Gad booed when Soca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tudor Gheară didn't get a good kick on the ball. Soca's Remus Manciulea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petru Tărău in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute Ernest Bianu 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 31st minute, Ernest Bianu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Remus Manciulea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragoş Grădinaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Dragoş Grădinaru 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. Remus Manciulea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ernest Bianu went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Petru Tărău took the ball and in the 42 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 0-8. Remus Manciulea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toader Bogrea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Remus Manciulea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernest Bianu in the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-8.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ovidiu Zorlescu made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Gică Mergea recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Remus Manciulea. Gică Mergea showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. With a little luck, Soca's Remus Manciulea got control of the ball when Gică Mergea tried to sneak it across the goal line. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Ion Petrică replaced Petru Tărău. Remus Manciulea was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Maxim Greblă showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-14 in the 70 minute of play. In the 76th minute of the match, Dragoş Grădinaru got a very nice opportunity to score, but Remus Manciulea was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Soca's Remus Manciulea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Soca from getting a goal against them. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Sergiu Maniu replaced Gică Mergea. In the 80th match minute, Soca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Darabonț to maneuver through the defense. Remus Manciulea acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 81st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Maxim Greblă. After 83 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Toader Bogrea made it 0-15 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! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Bianu in the 87th minute of play forced Soca's goalkeeper Remus Manciulea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remus Manciulea came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by A4p FC Gad's Toader Bogrea. But to his dismay, Toader Bogrea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-16. 92 minutes into the match, Soca's goalkeeper Remus Manciulea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toader Bogrea. Remus Manciulea came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by A4p FC Gad's Toader Bogrea. But to his dismay, Toader Bogrea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-17. Soca's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Toader Bogrea scored to the left of an out of position Remus Manciulea, making the score, 0-18. A4p FC Gad's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.