League

Ulcani
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Moise Bala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigel Panțâru in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute Gigel Panțâru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moise Bala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Steuin Raiders's zone, Vali Tuleiu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ezra Thomas came out of the goal and Vali Tuleiu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Constantin Arghiroiu hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Fc Tatarani's Vali Tuleiu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ezra Thomas. That made the score 1-1 after 23 minutes of play. If Gigel Panțâru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the game, Gică Iosifian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fc Tatarani's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Steuin Raiders the free kick. Gică Iosifian hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Niculae Vârșan's late challenge caught a Fc Tatarani's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niculae Vârșan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Steuin Raiders's Niculae Vârșan got a free kick in the 34th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Fc Tatarani's goal looked a bit too open when Niels Brabant came free, but Moise Bala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Ezra Thomas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Mardarescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Dumitru Mușat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezra Thomas was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. 63 minutes into the match, Niels Brabant dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Moise Bala, 1-2. If Niels Brabant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gică Iosifian kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Moise Bala stood somewhat misplaced when Constantin Arghiroiu came free in front of goal and shot 1-4 to the left of him in the 76 minute. Moise Bala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niels Brabant in the 78th minute of play. When Dumitru Mușat fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Tatarani's protests and gave Dumitru Mușat a yellow card for diving instead. Dumitru Mușat hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute Niels Brabant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moise Bala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute Gigel Panțâru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moise Bala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute of the match, Gigel Panțâru got a very nice opportunity to score, but Moise Bala was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Remus Roman kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Steuin Raiders's Niculae Vârșan got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Steuin Raiders supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Steuin Raiders would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.