League

Sandu Spirache
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Iurie Șeitan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Universitatea Pitești getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Gabriel Măndica hit a great ball. Andrei Nistorescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iurie Șeitan, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Anton Afloarei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Petre Darabonț read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Universitatea Pitești's zone, Iurie Șeitan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andrei Nistorescu came out of the goal and Iurie Șeitan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Universitatea Pitești's Gheorghe Herescu got a free kick in the 14th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eugen Buciu got free with Petre Darabonț in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute, Eugen Buciu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Petre Darabonț, passed just outside the right post. When Universitatea Pitești's Anton Afloarei in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Castelldefels's goalie prevented a goal. In the 27th minute, Anton Afloarei 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. Gelu Iriza struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Andrei Nistorescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Castelldefels. Iurie Șeitan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Andrei Nistorescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Castelldefels's Petre Darabonț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Afloarei in the 33rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gelu Iriza in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrei Nistorescu saved Universitatea Pitești from getting behind. Eugen Buciu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petre Darabonț having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Anton Afloarei made the kick off in the second half. Andrei Nistorescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iurie Șeitan in the 53rd minute of the match. Petre Darabonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugen Buciu in the 57th minute of the match. Iurie Șeitan was extremely unlucky when he, in the 59th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Iurie Șeitan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Universitatea Pitești's defense didn't have a chance, in the 64th minute, when Iurie Șeitan scored to the left of an out of position Andrei Nistorescu, making the score, 0-1. Universitatea Pitești's Andrei Nistorescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iurie Șeitan in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, FC Castelldefels's Iurie Șeitan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andrei Nistorescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Iurie Șeitan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrei Nistorescu having to interfere. Corneliu Berechet hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Eugen Buciu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petre Darabonț having to interfere. Petre Darabonț made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Afloarei in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Eugen Buciu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Petre Darabonț was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1.