U23 League

Soca
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) After 2 played minutes Soca got a freekick which was hit by Tudor Gheară. Remus Manciulea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Lunca in the 3rd minute of play. Remus Manciulea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avram Chiru in the 4th minute of play. Remus Manciulea came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by F.C. YKE's Avram Crăiniceanu. But to his dismay, Avram Crăiniceanu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Nicodim Zbârcea notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Soca's Remus Manciulea. Remus Manciulea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nicodim Zbârcea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute, Daniel Lunca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Remus Manciulea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Edgar Oblemenco took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Remus Manciulea. Remus Manciulea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Oblemenco in the 34th minute of play forced Soca's goalkeeper Remus Manciulea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Edgar Oblemenco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remus Manciulea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Avram Chiru took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Remus Manciulea. Remus Manciulea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. Soca's Remus Manciulea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Oblemenco in the 44th minute of play. Remus Manciulea came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by F.C. YKE's Daniel Lunca. But to his dismay, Daniel Lunca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-9 lead.

Remus Manciulea made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Daniel Lunca sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 62 minutes, Ovidiu Zorlescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Soca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ovidiu Zorlescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70th minute, F.C. YKE's Nicodim Zbârcea ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Remus Manciulea. Remus Manciulea yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-13. When Edgar Oblemenco came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the F.C. YKE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edgar Oblemenco couldn't finish the play. Daniel Lunca received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Remus Manciulea came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Lunca slotted it home off the left post making it 0-14 in the 79th minute. Remus Manciulea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicodim Zbârcea, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Edgar Oblemenco took a quick shot and it went in 0-15 without a chance for Remus Manciulea to make any attempt to save it. F.C. YKE's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.