League

Neaua
Spectators: 6877 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Iordache Cârstoiu made the kick off which started today's match. Dragoş Buzgar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cazimir Lupșoiu in the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cazimir Lupșoiu in the 4th minute of play forced Neaua's goalkeeper Dragoş Buzgar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Neaua's goal looked a bit too open when Cazimir Lupșoiu came free, but Dragoş Buzgar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Iordache Cârstoiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Avram Almajan scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dragoş Buzgar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manuel Mangra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iordache Cârstoiu in the 21st minute. In the 24th minute of the match Vintilă Bostan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Mangra showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dragoş Buzgar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cazimir Lupșoiu in the 25th minute of the match. Neaua's attentive Dorel Novăceanu managed to snatch the ball when Cristinel Panaitoiu made a throw-in in the 27th minute of the game. Dragoş Buzgar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moise Isăilă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Radu Aaxiniei left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The StrongMan Run fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iordache Cârstoiu in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Mangra saved StrongMan Run from getting behind. When Neaua's Iordache Cârstoiu in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye StrongMan Run's goalie prevented a goal. 44 minutes into the match, Neaua's Gavril Cozma sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Mangra narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cazimir Lupșoiu to make the kick off. In the 55th minute of the match Vintilă Bostan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Mangra showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Moise Isăilă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Moise Isăilă's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dragoş Buzgar firmly grabbed it by the left post. Manuel Mangra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Ţirpescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in StrongMan Run's zone, Gavril Cozma stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Mangra came out of the goal and Gavril Cozma tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 69th minute, Iordache Cârstoiu 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. The audience was convinced that Iordache Cârstoiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Mangra was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Gavril Cozma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Manuel Mangra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, Neaua's goalkeeper Dragoş Buzgar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moise Isăilă. Neaua's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Cazimir Lupșoiu scored to the left of an out of position Dragoş Buzgar, making the score, 0-3. In the 88th minute, Radu Aaxiniei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dorel Novăceanu hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After 94 minutes, Moise Isăilă mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the StrongMan Run and the Neaua players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Moise Isăilă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nae Mălăele kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Neaua's Sever Ghiță got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. StrongMan Run walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.