U23 League

Balavanis ArenA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Ionică Udrişte made the kick off and thus started the match. 2 minutes into the game, Ionică Udrişte cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cătălin Simuţ was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Balavanis's Cătălin Simuţ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionică Udrişte in the 5th minute of play. Gheorghe Basarab succeeded in the game's 8th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. 12 minutes into the match, Ionică Udrişte notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Balavanis's Cătălin Simuţ. Cătălin Simuţ was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 21st minute, Ionică Udrişte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Gigel Crăciun charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gigel Crăciun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Petru Cismarescu kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Radu Bântu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cătălin Simuţ narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Balavanis's Cătălin Simuţ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihai Isbășoiu in the 28th minute of play. In the 33rd match minute, Balavanis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavius Ştefulescu to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- booed when Balavanis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ştefan Şimoc didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute Ionică Udrişte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Simuţ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Balavanis's Cătălin Simuţ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelian Vădan in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Octav Boboc left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nae Groșan was the one to do the kick off. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Panait Antohi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Basarab in the 51st minute of play. If Doru Băcioiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panait Antohi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigel Crăciun in the 64th minute of the match. After some careless play in the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- defense, Gheorghe Basarab kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Panait Antohi. The White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Panait Antohi should have stopped the shot. A collision led to White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ionică Udrişte hit a great ball. Panait Antohi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gigel Crăciun in the 68th minute of play. Panait Antohi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nae Groșan went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-4 was the resulting score. If Gheorghe Basarab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 79 minutes into the game, Balavanis's Doru Băcioiu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Panait Antohi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-4. Cătălin Simuţ made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aurelian Vădan in the 87th minute. Gheorghe Basarab kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. A collision led to Balavanis getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Codrin Tilea hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelian Vădan in the 91st minute of play forced Balavanis's goalkeeper Cătălin Simuţ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ionică Udrişte's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 92ndth minute, Cătălin Simuţ skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.