U23 League

Soca
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) Soca's Marian Dășanu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, Soca's goal looked a bit too open when Aurel Gârleanu came free, but Remus Manciulea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Remus Manciulea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iulian Cucerdean, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Remus Manciulea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iulian Cucerdean went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 11 minutes into the match, Aurel Gârleanu 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 Aurel Gârleanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Soca's Remus Manciulea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Caragea in the 14th minute of play. If Marian Dășanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Remus Manciulea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurel Gârleanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Soca getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Adam Nedelea hit a great ball. Octavian Caragea took the ball and in the 22 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 0-4. Remus Manciulea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavian Caragea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Soca's Remus Manciulea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Caragea in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, FC aDeX's Octavian Caragea 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, 0-5. In the 31st minute, Iulian Cucerdean left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC aDeX fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. After 35 played minutes Soca got a freekick which was hit by Adam Nedelea. Remus Manciulea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iulian Cucerdean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucrețiu Hrib in the 39th minute of play forced Soca's goalkeeper Remus Manciulea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Octavian Caragea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Remus Manciulea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Octavian Caragea came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the FC aDeX fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Octavian Caragea couldn't finish the play. Iulian Cucerdean took the ball and in the 47 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. After the first half FC aDeX were leading 0-8. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Octavian Caragea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Iulian Cucerdean lined in a short shot 0-9 behind a frustrated Remus Manciulea. 55 minutes into the game, Octavian Caragea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Remus Manciulea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 59th match minute, Soca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tudor Gheară to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Iulian Cucerdean left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC aDeX fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. In the 66th minute, FC aDeX's Iulian Cucerdean dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-13. Remus Manciulea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurel Gârleanu in the 70th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iulian Cucerdean got free with Remus Manciulea in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Remus Manciulea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurel Gârleanu in the 72nd minute of play. Remus Manciulea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavian Caragea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Soca's Remus Manciulea got control of the ball when Iulian Cucerdean tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute Aurel Gârleanu 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 made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Octavian Caragea sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st minute Lucrețiu Hrib 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. After some careless play in the Soca defense, Iulian Cucerdean kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Remus Manciulea. The Soca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Remus Manciulea should have stopped the shot. Remus Manciulea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavian Caragea in the 85th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Lucrețiu Hrib kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Remus Manciulea. That made the score 0-17 in the 94 minute of play. Remus Manciulea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iulian Cucerdean in the 97th minute.