League

Talapani
Spectators: 6705 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1705, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toader Oargă took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sever Sângeorzan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Cristian Mandoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Mandoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toader Oargă, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Toader Oargă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Mandoiu having to interfere. Cristian Mandoiu came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by AS Trattoria's Sever Sângeorzan. But to his dismay, Sever Sângeorzan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Cristian Mandoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Petrică Sitaru's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. In the 19th match minute, Talapani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudiu Văcăroiu to maneuver through the defense. Talapani's Eduard Frențiu got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristian Mandoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petrică Sitaru in the 23rd minute of the match. When AS Trattoria's Denis Hrandabur in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Talapani's goalie prevented a goal. 28 minutes into the match, AS Trattoria's goalkeeper Virgil Baba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurelian Lalescu. AS Trattoria's Virgil Baba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduard Frențiu in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute of the match, Aurelian Lalescu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Virgil Baba was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduard Frențiu in the 33rd minute of play forced AS Trattoria's goalkeeper Virgil Baba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Denis Hrandabur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Mandoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toader Oargă in the 36th minute of play forced Talapani's goalkeeper Cristian Mandoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th match minute, Talapani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudiu Văcăroiu to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Toader Oargă in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristian Mandoiu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44thth minute of the game Sever Sângeorzan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Talapani's Cristian Mandoiu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 47th minute Sever Sângeorzan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Mandoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half AS Trattoria were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eduard Frențiu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When AS Trattoria's Denis Hrandabur in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Talapani's goalie prevented a goal. Cristian Mandoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toader Oargă, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. When Denis Hrandabur came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the AS Trattoria 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 Denis Hrandabur couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Talapani's Aurelian Taşcă got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the game, Sever Sângeorzan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cristian Mandoiu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th minute, Claudiu Văcăroiu 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. When Eduard Slătineanu fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AS Trattoria's protests and gave Eduard Slătineanu a yellow card for diving instead. After 71 played minutes AS Trattoria got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Slătineanu. After 72 minutes of play, Talapani's Aurelian Lalescu made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Virgil Baba was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 78 minutes, Sever Sângeorzan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AS Trattoria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sever Sângeorzan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Virgil Baba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelian Lalescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Cristian Mandoiu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sever Sângeorzan in the 82nd minute. Toader Oargă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sever Sângeorzan got free with Cristian Mandoiu in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sever Sângeorzan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Cristian Mandoiu made a huge save. Cristian Mandoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Petrică Sitaru's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The Talapani fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. AS Trattoria were clearly better and deserved to take the win.