U21 League

NAVIGAȚII BACĂU
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Claudiu Manolescu started the match with the kick off. Claudiu Manolescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Delphine Stars's Petre Irod proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Delphine Stars from getting a goal against them. Grigore Ozon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasile Chira in the 18th minute of play. Grigore Ozon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ion Ologu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Navigatii Bacău's goal looked a bit too open when Costel Macarie came free, but Grigore Ozon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Lucrețiu Istrate ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Grigore Ozon was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Vasile Chira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Delphine Stars's supporters rose to their feet, but Vasile Chira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grigore Ozon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Navigatii Bacău's Radu Dragușin got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute, Victor Mahonea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudiu Manolescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 42 minutes of play, Delphine Stars's Rareș Blajovici made it 0-3 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! Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ion Ologu was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Navigatii Bacău was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudiu Manolescu to maneuver through the defense. 52 minutes into the game, Delphine Stars's Ion Ologu 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, 0-4. 59 minutes into the match, Delphine Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Claudiu Manolescu came free, but Petre Irod reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Delphine Stars's Petre Irod played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iosif Macamete in the 62nd minute of play. In the 69th minute, Costel Macarie reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Grigore Ozon. The goal made the score 0-5. In the 74th minute Vasile Chira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigore Ozon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eric Şneapotă kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Grigore Ozon was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Rareș Blajovici. Rareș Blajovici hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute Costel Macarie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigore Ozon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vasile Chira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 85 in the game by Lucrețiu Istrate from a close distance when the talented Grigore Ozon managed to make a qualified save. Navigatii Bacău's players were relieved. In the 86th minute, Delphine Stars's Ion Ologu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Grigore Ozon. Grigore Ozon yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. If Claudiu Manolescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute Claudiu Manolescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petre Irod saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudiu Manolescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Petre Irod having to make a save. Delphine Stars played a much better game than Navigatii Bacău and deserved their victory. The Navigatii Bacău players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.