National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Dobrin Cormoran started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Bar Sirkis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabin Miclauș in the 2nd minute of play. In the 7th minute Codrin Birișu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bar Sirkis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the U21 Israel defense, Codrin Birișu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bar Sirkis. The U21 Israel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bar Sirkis should have stopped the shot. Bar Sirkis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugur Phoenix, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. U21 Israel's Bar Sirkis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugur Phoenix in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute U21 Romania were awarded a corner. Valer Trifu went to the cornerflag to take it. Bar Sirkis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabin Miclauș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Morris Baruch charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Morris Baruch the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th match minute, U21 Israel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Morris Baruch to maneuver through the defense. Bar Sirkis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sabin Miclauș went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 21 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Miclauș came free, but Bar Sirkis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Momo Ranevsky came free with the goalkeeper in the 26th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nichifor Nicolae could save by the left post. 27 minutes into the match, Dobrin Cormoran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bar Sirkis. U21 Israel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dobrin Cormoran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Bar Sirkis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Birișu, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute, Morris Baruch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabin Miclauș in the 33rd minute of play forced U21 Israel's goalkeeper Bar Sirkis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bar Sirkis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Miclauș in the 35th minute of the match. Sabin Miclauș hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute, Manuel Marchidan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Romania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. A collision led to U21 Israel getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Morris Baruch hit a great ball. In the 46th minute Manuel Marchidan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bar Sirkis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

51 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Dobrin Cormoran came free, but Bar Sirkis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Bar Sirkis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 56 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goalkeeper Bar Sirkis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Codrin Birișu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mugur Phoenix in the 58th minute of play forced U21 Israel's goalkeeper Bar Sirkis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bar Sirkis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 58th minute, which inside left pole to 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Israel's zone, Sabin Miclauș stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bar Sirkis came out of the goal and Sabin Miclauș tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mihnea Marchiș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Bar Sirkis made a huge save. Bar Sirkis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Miclauș in the 66th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mihnea Marchiș in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bar Sirkis saved U21 Israel from getting behind. After 69 played minutes U21 Romania got a freekick which was hit by Mugur Phoenix. U21 Romania made a substitution. Nicolae Negrilă replaced Mircea Rednic. A collision led to U21 Romania getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Mugur Phoenix hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Momo Ranevsky made a precise shot to the right of Nichifor Nicolae. U21 Romania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. In the 75th minute Codrin Birișu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bar Sirkis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabin Miclauș in the 79th minute of play forced U21 Israel's goalkeeper Bar Sirkis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bar Sirkis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Miclauș in the 79th minute of the match. Bar Sirkis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihnea Marchiș in the 84th minute of the match. Mihnea Marchiș struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Bar Sirkis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Romania. 89 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Miclauș came free, but Bar Sirkis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Israel's Bar Sirkis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihnea Marchiș in the 92nd minute of play. Bar Sirkis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihnea Marchiș in the 93rd minute of the match.