League

Temisoara
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Young Boys Sibiu's Lucrețiu Albu 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. Horaţiu Vintilescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucrețiu Albu, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Vlad Ilieș struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Horaţiu Vintilescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Young Boys Sibiu. If Vlad Ilieș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucrețiu Albu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Horaţiu Vintilescu having to make a save. If Octav Nicolaescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Temisoara's Horaţiu Vintilescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Albu in the 23rd minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Vlad Ilieș 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. If Octav Nicolaescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Octav Nicolaescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mircea Taşcău hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Young Boys Sibiu's Eric Mischie got control of the ball when Octav Nicolaescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romeo Uncuţă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romeo Uncuţă stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eric Mischie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octav Nicolaescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Octav Nicolaescu in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eric Mischie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Răzvan Arnăuțescu struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Eric Mischie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Temisoara. When Romeo Uncuţă came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Temisoara 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 Romeo Uncuţă couldn't finish the play. Vlad Ilieș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horaţiu Vintilescu having to interfere. In the 70th match minute, Young Boys Sibiu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avram Hârciog to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute Lucrețiu Albu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horaţiu Vintilescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vali Buligan kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Horaţiu Vintilescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Albu in the 82nd minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Octav Nicolaescu notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Young Boys Sibiu's Eric Mischie. Eric Mischie was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vali Buligan struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Eric Mischie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Temisoara. 93 minutes into the game, Temisoara's Octav Nicolaescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eric Mischie made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Temisoara were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Young Boys Sibiu for a fine match.