U21 League

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) F.C.BARLAD's Nichifor Codruț 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. With a little luck, MIT Craiova's Vlad Anghel got control of the ball when Daniel Bacalbașa tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nichifor Codruț got free with Vlad Anghel in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. F.C.BARLAD's Niculae Isvoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Moisil in the 15th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nichifor Codruț got free with Vlad Anghel in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Niculae Isvoreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristinel Bocaneț, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. MIT Craiova's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Valer Papadima in the 29th minute. The corner ended in Valer Papadima almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but F.C.BARLAD's Niculae Isvoreanu did a great save. 33 minutes into the game, Nichifor Codruț was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C.BARLAD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MIT Craiova the free kick. A collision led to F.C.BARLAD getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Nichifor Codruț hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristinel Bocaneț in the 36th minute of play forced F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Niculae Isvoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nichifor Codruț got free with Vlad Anghel in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 42 minutes into the game, Emil Glodeanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MIT Craiova's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C.BARLAD the free kick. The supporters of F.C.BARLAD booed when MIT Craiova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Glodeanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristinel Bocaneț to strike the kick off in the second half. Vlad Anghel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Bacalbașa in the 53rd minute of play. In the 57th match minute, MIT Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrei Florei to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of MIT Craiova booed when F.C.BARLAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dumitru Surdu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valer Papadima got free with Niculae Isvoreanu in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66thth minute of the game Nichifor Codruț who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MIT Craiova's Vlad Anghel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ştefan Crețu kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. MIT Craiova's Remus Chilian was substituted for Marcel Pătrășconiu. Ştefan Crețu kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The supporters of F.C.BARLAD booed when MIT Craiova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Moisil didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vlad Anghel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ştefan Crețu in the 72nd minute of play. Emil Glodeanu was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 74th match minute, MIT Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Glodeanu to maneuver through the defense. Vlad Anghel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paul Irod in the 75th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in F.C.BARLAD's zone, Cristian Moisil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niculae Isvoreanu came out of the goal and Cristian Moisil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Niculae Isvoreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Moisil in the 80th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Cristian Moisil cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Niculae Isvoreanu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Niculae Isvoreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Moisil, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Vlad Anghel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichifor Codruț in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ştefan Crețu in the 94th minute of play forced MIT Craiova's goalkeeper Vlad Anghel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vlad Anghel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nichifor Codruț, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the match, Nichifor Codruț had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vlad Anghel. MIT Craiova's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nichifor Codruț was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. F.C.BARLAD's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.