U23 League

Arena Viola
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Viola Invest's Marcu Vlas 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. In the 5th minute of the match, Costică Milea got a very nice opportunity to score, but Grigore Ozon was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 6 minutes into the game, Doru Ionășescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Viola Invest's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Raureni Academy the free kick. The supporters of Raureni Academy booed when Viola Invest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doru Ionășescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Calistrat Enoiu charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Calistrat Enoiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 9 played minutes Viola Invest got a freekick which was hit by Calistrat Enoiu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisc Ţăranu in the 11th minute of play forced Viola Invest's goalkeeper Mădălin Bănățeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Viola Invest's Marcu Vlas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Cornel Stoicea hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Doru Ionășescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute, Pavel Cârstea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costică Milea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 29th play minute Costică Milea came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Grigore Ozon. 2-0. 35 minutes into the match, Viola Invest's goal looked a bit too open when Iacob Marin came free, but Mădălin Bănățeanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grigore Ozon was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cornel Stoicea. Cazimir Traian kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Grigore Ozon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcu Vlas in the 41st minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, Viola Invest's Costică Milea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Grigore Ozon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francisc Ţăranu to make the kick off. After 55 played minutes Viola Invest got a freekick which was hit by Marcu Vlas. In the 60th minute of the match Viola Invest got a corner. Raureni Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Flavius Izbașa ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Flavius Izbașa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Raureni Academy's Grigore Ozon did a great save. 62 minutes into the game, Costică Milea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Grigore Ozon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 69 minutes of play, Viola Invest's Costică Milea made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Grigore Ozon was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 72 minutes of play, Viola Invest's Marcu Vlas made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Grigore Ozon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nae Bărboianu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Grigore Ozon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcu Vlas's late challenge caught a Raureni Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcu Vlas helped the player get up and apologised. Costică Milea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pavel Cârstea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Raureni Academy's Francisc Ţăranu got a free kick in the 85th minute. Grigore Ozon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costică Milea in the 90th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcu Vlas in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Grigore Ozon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Cârstea in the 92nd minute of play forced Raureni Academy's goalkeeper Grigore Ozon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigore Ozon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcu Vlas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panait Voina lost his temper 98 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Raureni Academy:s Grigore Ozon showed great skill when he stopped Flavius Izbașa:s penalty. Viola Invest's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.