League

Carasova
Spectators: 7063 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Şendrea started the match with the kick off. If Manuel Şendrea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantin Domuță in the 5th minute of play forced FC Universitatea Craiova's goalkeeper Sebastian Nicolae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liviu Chițac lost his temper 5 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Cristian Nandriș kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute of the match Valer Pavalescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sebastian Nicolae showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Manuel Şendrea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Nicolae having to interfere. Nicolae Leucuța hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. FC Universitatea Craiova's Sebastian Nicolae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantin Domuță in the 19th minute of play. FC Universitatea Craiova's Sebastian Nicolae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Şendrea in the 20th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Manuel Şendrea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastian Nicolae was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Constantin Domuță 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. If Constantin Domuță had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute, Manuel Şendrea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radu Ionițoiu's late challenge caught a FC Universitatea Craiova's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Radu Ionițoiu helped the player get up and apologised. When the match had been going on for 43 minutes, FC Universitatea Craiova's Cezar Filipoiu got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Rareș Jităreanu. After having played for 47 minutes, Manuel Şendrea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hanzesti SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Şendrea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The wind increased when Iordache Opriș made the kick off in the second half. Constantin Domuță could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Sebastian Nicolae made a huge save. Manole Pușcașu kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Universitatea Craiova's zone, Manuel Şendrea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Nicolae came out of the goal and Manuel Şendrea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manuel Şendrea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Nicolae having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Nandriș during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Universitatea Craiova's Cristian Nandriș got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute, FC Universitatea Craiova's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Constantin Domuță fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Sebastian Nicolae didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Constantin Domuță went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Constantin Domuță's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute, Sebastian Nicolae skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Radu Ionițoiu kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manuel Şendrea during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 77 played minutes Hanzesti SC got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Şendrea. In the 79th match minute, Hanzesti SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrei Zbanţ to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in FC Universitatea Craiova's zone, Andrei Zbanţ stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Nicolae came out of the goal and Andrei Zbanţ tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Constantin Domuță got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Universitatea Craiova's goalkeeper Sebastian Nicolae, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manuel Şendrea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Constantin Domuță could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Sebastian Nicolae made a huge save. Iordache Opriș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rareș Jităreanu having to interfere. Constantin Domuță sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the match, FC Universitatea Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Ştefan Marina came free, but Sebastian Nicolae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.