U18 League

Horatiu Beca Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Lunca started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mircea Pușcariu got free with Nechifor Opincaru in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matei Angheloiu in the 6th minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Nechifor Opincaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nechifor Opincaru made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Mircea Pușcariu sent off a good shot on target. Horaţiu Proca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Zbuchea in the 11th minute of play. Nechifor Opincaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandr Alehin, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After some careless play in the FC Maci -MM- defense, Marin Zbuchea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Horaţiu Proca. The FC Maci -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Horaţiu Proca should have stopped the shot. Nechifor Opincaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandr Alehin, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When Petruț Drăgoescu fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. YKE's protests and gave Petruț Drăgoescu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th minute, Petruț Drăgoescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC Maci -MM- getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Mircea Pușcariu hit a great ball. Daniel Lunca hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Nechifor Opincaru made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Alexandr Alehin sent off a good shot on target. FC Maci -MM- were furious when Ovidiu Agulescu was red carded, 30 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 30 minutes into the game, one of FC Maci -MM-:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. FC Maci -MM-:s Horaţiu Proca showed great skill when he stopped Marin Zbuchea:s penalty. A collision led to F.C. YKE getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Ivan Tărâţă hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Olimpiu Oloieru managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. YKE's supporters rose to their feet, but Olimpiu Oloieru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Horaţiu Proca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Horaţiu Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Zbuchea in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Zbuchea in the 37th minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Horaţiu Proca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avram Chiru in the 40th minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Horaţiu Proca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nechifor Opincaru made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Mircea Pușcariu sent off a good shot on target. In the 46th minute Daniel Lunca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horaţiu Proca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexandr Alehin to make the kick off. When Petruț Drăgoescu was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 54 minutes had been played. In the 54th minute, Petruț Drăgoescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of F.C. YKE booed when FC Maci -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandr Alehin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute Avram Chiru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horaţiu Proca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Ivan Tărâţă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC Maci -MM- booed when F.C. YKE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olimpiu Oloieru didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Luca Udurbac got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nechifor Opincaru came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Maci -MM-'s Alexandr Alehin. But to his dismay, Alexandr Alehin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Nechifor Opincaru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandr Alehin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Avram Chiru managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. YKE's supporters rose to their feet, but Avram Chiru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Horaţiu Proca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nechifor Opincaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandr Alehin in the 90th minute of play.