League

Jigoreasa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Paul Ciurea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihnea Ciobanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. VfB Stuttgart's Paul Ciurea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihnea Ciobanu in the 4th minute of play. Sebastian Baldazar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paul Ciurea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Mihnea Ciobanu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paul Ciurea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Cornel Onitiu kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. When Florin Jianu came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the VfB Stuttgart 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 Florin Jianu couldn't finish the play. Mihnea Ciobanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastian Baldazar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Paul Ciurea made a huge save. A collision led to Jigoreasa getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Rareș Vulturar hit a great ball. Andrei Potopea struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Emanuel Luțu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VfB Stuttgart. Eliodor Poplăcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florin Jianu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. VfB Stuttgart's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Mihnea Ciobanu 40 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Sebastian Baldazar might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paul Ciurea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Baldazar ran back to his position shaking his head. Paul Ciurea had great luck who in the 44thth minute grab hold of the ball when Mihnea Ciobanu from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Sebastian Baldazar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jigoreasa's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastian Baldazar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paul Ciurea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paul Ciurea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihnea Ciobanu in the 47th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mihnea Ciobanu to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florin Jianu got free with Emanuel Luțu in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sebastian Baldazar struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Paul Ciurea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jigoreasa. Vasile Chiriloaie charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vasile Chiriloaie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th minute, Vasile Chiriloaie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mihnea Ciobanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Paul Ciurea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Jigoreasa's Sebastian Baldazar in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VfB Stuttgart's goalie prevented a goal. 66 minutes into the match, Jigoreasa's Mihnea Ciobanu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paul Ciurea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sebastian Baldazar's late challenge caught a VfB Stuttgart's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Baldazar helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Jigoreasa getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Sebastian Baldazar hit a great ball. In the 69thth minute of the game Mihnea Ciobanu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VfB Stuttgart's Paul Ciurea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mihnea Ciobanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Baldazar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paul Ciurea was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 74th minute of the match Jigoreasa got a corner. VfB Stuttgart's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dragoş Vulpăşin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jigoreasa's Sebastian Baldazar got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 83 minutes, Sebastian Baldazar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jigoreasa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Baldazar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Mihnea Ciobanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paul Ciurea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Baldazar in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Mihnea Ciobanu 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastian Baldazar in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paul Ciurea saved VfB Stuttgart from getting behind. Mihnea Ciobanu struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Paul Ciurea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jigoreasa. Jigoreasa were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of VfB Stuttgart for a fine match.