U18 League

BANAT ARENA
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vali Abutnăriței got the match started through his kick off. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Grigore Maiorescu took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Lucrețiu Bușcu to make any attempt to save it. 13 minutes into the game, Leonard Enoaia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Lucrețiu Bușcu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of BANAT VIOLA booed when FC PIETROSUL -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Chițu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute Alexandru Otețea suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Răzvan Şerbănescu's late challenge caught a BANAT VIOLA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Răzvan Şerbănescu helped the player get up and apologised. BANAT VIOLA's Leonard Agachi was substituted for Alexandru Otețea. Vali Abutnăriței took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Costel Toacsen. Costel Toacsen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 28th minute, Marcu Gănescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Felix Chițu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute, Felix Chițu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Costel Toacsen was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. After 45 played minutes Grigore Maiorescu rounded FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-2. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Grigore Maiorescu to make the kick off. The supporters of BANAT VIOLA booed when FC PIETROSUL -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sabin Gugea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute, Leonard Enoaia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BANAT VIOLA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. In the 58th match minute, BANAT VIOLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcu Gănescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Grigore Maiorescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BANAT VIOLA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Enoaia in the 68th minute of play forced FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Lucrețiu Bușcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Costel Toacsen had great luck who in the 72ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Vali Abutnăriței from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Leonard Enoaia kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the game, Alex Faragó cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-2. Lucrețiu Bușcu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 80th play minute Felix Chițu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Costel Toacsen. 7-3. Costel Toacsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vali Abutnăriței, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute Leonard Agachi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucrețiu Bușcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. BANAT VIOLA's Costel Toacsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vali Abutnăriței in the 95th minute of play. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.