League

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Elfii's Ciprian Siteavu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 2nd minute of play. The referee gave Elfii a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Valer Zafiu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Costin Jecu. 0-1. Elfii's Miguel Hernánde Delzo got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Costin Jecu came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Elfii's Lucas Martxel. But to his dismay, Lucas Martxel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Costin Jecu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vintilă Bădulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Șerban Antim sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciprian Siteavu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Șerban Antim charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Șerban Antim the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 28 minutes into the match, Elfii's goalkeeper Ciprian Siteavu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cheng Zhan Sheng. Costin Jecu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Hernánde Delzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Costin Jecu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vintilă Bădulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute of the match, Cheng Zhan Sheng got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ciprian Siteavu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 37th minute Benito Raphael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciprian Siteavu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Hernánde Delzo came free, but Costin Jecu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valer Zafiu made a great header on Elfii's corner, it was just that White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Costin Jecu managed to reach the ball for a save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benito Raphael to make the kick off. Costin Jecu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Novac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- were awarded a corner. Cheng Zhan Sheng went to the cornerflag to take it. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Cheng Zhan Sheng was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ciprian Siteavu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Benito Raphael's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciprian Siteavu was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Șerban Antim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Ciprian Siteavu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Benito Raphael's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciprian Siteavu was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. After having played for 81 minutes, Benito Raphael managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Benito Raphael was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 88th minute of play forced Elfii's goalkeeper Ciprian Siteavu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Costin Jecu got control of the ball when Vintilă Bădulescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Costin Jecu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vintilă Bădulescu. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Elfii had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.