U23 League

Colteni
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Corneliu Răchită kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Ferdinand Zdraşcu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marius Hârșu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ferdinand Zdraşcu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Marius Hârșu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 14 minutes of play, Dacians Academy's Corneliu Răchită made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marius Hârșu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ferdinand Zdraşcu struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Marius Hârșu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dacians Academy. 22 minutes into the match, Colteni's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Chificeac came free, but Marius Hârșu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 minutes, Octavian Dumitrescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colteni and the Dacians Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 23 played minutes Colteni got a freekick which was hit by Octavian Dumitrescu. In the 24th minute, Ferdinand Zdraşcu 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. Marius Hârșu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Chificeac in the 26th minute of play. After 29 minutes, Ferdinand Zdraşcu made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Colteni's Marius Hârșu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 31st minute, Radu Olariu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 35 played minutes Colteni got a freekick which was hit by Octavian Dumitrescu. The crowd rose to their feet as Colteni's Codruț Gaiță slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Codrin Ţurlău. That made the score 1-4 after 44 minutes of play. Colteni's Marius Hârșu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Zdraşcu in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Codruț Gaiță was the one to do the kick off. Codrin Ţurlău took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Negoescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Traian Negoescu in the 54th minute of play forced Dacians Academy's goalkeeper Codrin Ţurlău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Chificeac received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Marius Hârșu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, Dacians Academy's Răzvan Fințescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marius Hârșu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Radu Olariu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colteni's supporters rose to their feet, but Radu Olariu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Codrin Ţurlău breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 76 minutes in the game, Ferdinand Zdraşcu fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Marius Hârșu having to interfere. Corneliu Răchită was extremely unlucky when he, in the 78th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 80 minutes into the match, Corneliu Răchită notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of Colteni's Marius Hârșu. Marius Hârșu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 84 minutes into the match, Colteni's goal looked a bit too open when Corneliu Răchită came free, but Marius Hârșu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ferdinand Zdraşcu got free with Marius Hârșu in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Romeo Chificeac hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute of the match Bogdan Tăgorean sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Codrin Ţurlău skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Colteni's zone, Corneliu Răchită stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marius Hârșu came out of the goal and Corneliu Răchită tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 93 minutes into the game, Corneliu Răchită lined in a short shot 1-7 behind a frustrated Marius Hârșu. Dacians Academy's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.