Friendly League

Arabesque Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) F.C. Baia Mare -MM-'s George Buzoianu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that George Buzoianu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Mitu was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. When F.C. Baia Mare -MM-'s George Buzoianu in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arabesque -MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th minute, Iacob Stoicescu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zsigmond Pál. The goal made the score 1-0. Zsigmond Pál made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iacob Stoicescu in the 11th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Iacob Stoicescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zsigmond Pál was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. A well-hit corner resulted in Adam Macri heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 15th minute Iosif Gurlui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Mitu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Mitu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iosif Gurlui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toader Apostol made in the 23rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Corneliu Tătaru. David Mitu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iosif Gurlui, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. A collision led to Arabesque -MM- getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Toader Apostol hit a great ball. If George Buzoianu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. David Mitu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Buzoianu, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 37 played minutes Arabesque -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Olimpiu Bărbuceanu. Arabesque -MM-'s David Mitu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Buzoianu in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute George Buzoianu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Mitu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Buzoianu in the 43rd minute of play forced Arabesque -MM-'s goalkeeper David Mitu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adam Macri kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Iacob Stoicescu was the one to do the kick off. If Pavel Dordea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Mitu made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Buzoianu in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Corneliu Tătaru in the 66th minute of play forced F.C. Baia Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Zsigmond Pál to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Iosif Gurlui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Mitu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Toader Apostol fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arabesque -MM-'s protests and gave Toader Apostol a yellow card for diving instead. Toader Apostol hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After 74 played minutes F.C. Baia Mare -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Anton Baicea. In the 77th minute, Toader Apostol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manuel Tărbac took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for David Mitu. Arabesque -MM-'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. F.C. Baia Mare -MM-'s Zsigmond Pál played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cezar Prunaru in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Adam Macri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Arabesque -MM-'s zone, George Buzoianu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Mitu came out of the goal and George Buzoianu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. George Buzoianu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Mitu having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Buzoianu in the 92nd minute of play forced Arabesque -MM-'s goalkeeper David Mitu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arabesque -MM-'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.