League

Rugetu
Spectators: 6718 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Toader Șipoș made the kick off which started today's match. Basarab Ciorănescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 9th minute, Luca Corlățean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentin Fințescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alin Bălanescu in the 10th minute of play. Manole Jilăveanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Fabian Baniu made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Toader Șipoș's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabian Baniu was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 20th match minute, FC MAFIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolae Tuleiu to maneuver through the defense. FC MAFIA's Fabian Baniu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toader Șipoș in the 24th minute of play. 25 minutes into the game, FC MAFIA's Alin Bălanescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valentin Fințescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 35th minute, Manole Jilăveanu 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. Alin Bălanescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valentin Fințescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alin Bălanescu ran back to his position shaking his head. Valentin Fințescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basarab Ciorănescu in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Alin Bălanescu made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alin Bălanescu in the 56th minute of play forced Sporting FC's goalkeeper Valentin Fințescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dacian Tolea hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the match, FC MAFIA's goal looked a bit too open when Manole Jilăveanu came free, but Fabian Baniu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Alin Bălanescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC MAFIA's Fabian Baniu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Jilăveanu in the 66th minute of play. A collision led to FC MAFIA getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Cazimir Lucescu hit a great ball. Manole Jilăveanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Basarab Ciorănescu got free with Valentin Fințescu in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luca Corlățean charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Corlățean the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, Luca Corlățean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horea Irimescu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Valentin Fințescu. Sporting FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC MAFIA's zone, Manole Jilăveanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Baniu came out of the goal and Manole Jilăveanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valentin Fințescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Basarab Ciorănescu in the 82nd minute. After having played for 84 minutes, Alin Bălanescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC MAFIA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alin Bălanescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabian Baniu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toader Șipoș in the 86th minute of play. Horea Irimescu kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After 90 minutes, Alin Bălanescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC MAFIA and the Sporting FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Sporting FC booed when FC MAFIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alin Bălanescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The FC MAFIA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC MAFIA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.