U23 League

R Park
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when İshak Çakıroğlu made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goal looked a bit too open when Róbert Benkó came free, but Olimpiu Tutunaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Róbert Benkó 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. Armada's Villiam Gustavsson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Cristinel David, made in the 11th minute of the game. Róbert Benkó's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olimpiu Tutunaru read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute of the match Armada got a corner. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rivaldo Esquerdo ran over to the corner to take the kick. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Olimpiu Tutunaru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbert Benkó in the 18th minute of play. The supporters of Armada booed when LIVIUS UNITED MLS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doru Pânzaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 24 played minutes LIVIUS UNITED MLS got a freekick which was hit by Dragoş Braniște. 25 minutes into the match, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goal looked a bit too open when Róbert Benkó came free, but Olimpiu Tutunaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to LIVIUS UNITED MLS getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Cristinel David hit a great ball. Färid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leontin Mandoiu in the 33rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Armada's Róbert Benkó slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Olimpiu Tutunaru. That made the score 2-0 after 35 minutes of play. The supporters of LIVIUS UNITED MLS booed when Armada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodor Ivănescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Färid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciprian Petrin, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ernest Todoran to make the kick off. Olimpiu Tutunaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbert Benkó in the 52nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in LIVIUS UNITED MLS's zone, Róbert Benkó stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olimpiu Tutunaru came out of the goal and Róbert Benkó tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Olimpiu Tutunaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbert Benkó in the 62nd minute of play. Olimpiu Tutunaru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İshak Çakıroğlu in the 64th minute of the match. If Róbert Benkó had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armada made a substitution. Liviu Buceceanu replaced İshak Çakıroğlu. Armada's Augustin Şumălan was substituted for Rivaldo Esquerdo. A throw-in in the 75th minute of the game was made by Cristinel David with Ernest Todoran as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some careless play in the Armada defense, Ciprian Petrin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Färid Mondragón. The Armada fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Färid Mondragón should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Cristinel David got a free kick in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbert Benkó in the 85th minute of play forced LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goalkeeper Olimpiu Tutunaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dragoş Braniște hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 90 minutes into the match, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goal looked a bit too open when Róbert Benkó came free, but Olimpiu Tutunaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Olimpiu Tutunaru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liviu Buceceanu in the 92nd minute of play. When Róbert Benkó came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Armada 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 Róbert Benkó couldn't finish the play.