League

Danila
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nae Boteanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute, Nae Boteanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AS Fulgerul Ploieşti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nechifor Hurmuz got free with Luca Halipa in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th minute of the match, Nechifor Hurmuz got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luca Halipa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nae Boteanu in the 15th minute of play forced GLADIATORII's goalkeeper Eduard Mudura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. GLADIATORII's Eduard Mudura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Ciuvică in the 16th minute of play. Nechifor Hurmuz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Luca Halipa made a huge save. After a rather tough play, GLADIATORII's Nechifor Hurmuz got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 25th minute, Nae Boteanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AS Fulgerul Ploieşti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Eduard Mudura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pompiliu Cristocea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Antohi charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manuel Antohi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AS Fulgerul Ploieşti getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Manuel Antohi hit a great ball. Eduard Mudura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nae Boteanu in the 35th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, GLADIATORII's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Ciuvică came free, but Eduard Mudura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th match minute, AS Fulgerul Ploieşti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Antohi to maneuver through the defense. Eduard Mudura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nae Boteanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Eduard Mudura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nae Boteanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute Nae Boteanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduard Mudura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Nae Boteanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eduard Mudura. GLADIATORII's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nae Boteanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nechifor Hurmuz was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to AS Fulgerul Ploieşti getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Dragoş Iorga hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, Gigi Râznicu notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of AS Fulgerul Ploieşti's Luca Halipa. Luca Halipa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eduard Mudura made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Pompiliu Cristocea sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as AS Fulgerul Ploieşti's Nae Boteanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eduard Mudura. That made the score 1-4 after 63 minutes of play. 66 minutes into the match, GLADIATORII's goal looked a bit too open when Pompiliu Cristocea came free, but Eduard Mudura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petre Bărbuceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After 71 minutes of play, AS Fulgerul Ploieşti's Nae Boteanu made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eduard Mudura was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, GLADIATORII's Eduard Mudura got control of the ball when Nae Boteanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nechifor Hurmuz charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nechifor Hurmuz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th minute of the match, Pompiliu Cristocea tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eduard Mudura saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, GLADIATORII's Mihnea Enache got a free kick in the 80th minute. Eduard Mudura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nae Boteanu in the 82nd minute. The supporters of GLADIATORII booed when AS Fulgerul Ploieşti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristinel Vrânceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luca Halipa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nechifor Hurmuz in the 85th minute of play. Eduard Mudura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nae Boteanu in the 86th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nae Boteanu got free with Eduard Mudura in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eduard Mudura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Ciuvică, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. AS Fulgerul Ploieşti's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.