League

Sipoteni
Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) Vasile Rednic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costin Ursu, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Călin Bungescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Vasile Rednic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Călin Bungescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vasile Rednic. Sipoteni AS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Călin Bungescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Lucian Udroiu hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Codrin Goiciu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nicodim Spelbu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Goiciu in the 32nd minute of play forced Fc Caucaz's goalkeeper Nicodim Spelbu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Sipoteni AS's goal looked a bit too open when Călin Bungescu came free, but Vasile Rednic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Mustăcilă kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. If Nistor Caba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the match, Fc Caucaz's goal looked a bit too open when Nistor Caba came free, but Nicodim Spelbu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Nistor Caba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Nistor Caba fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Nicodim Spelbu, passed just outside the right post. In the 46th minute, Nistor Caba 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Costin Ursu to make the kick off. Nistor Caba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Zgrăbunţa during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Felix Zgrăbunţa kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Virgil Pupăzan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nicodim Spelbu. Fc Caucaz's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sipoteni AS's Codrin Goiciu got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Costin Ursu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cătălin Encica's late challenge caught a Sipoteni AS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cătălin Encica helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Fc Caucaz getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Cătălin Encica hit a great ball. Nicodim Spelbu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nistor Caba in the 65th minute of the match. Codrin Goiciu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicodim Spelbu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Mustăcilă in the 69th minute of play. Vasile Rednic was a little too slow when Costin Ursu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-2. Nistor Caba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Nicodim Spelbu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Codrin Goiciu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nistor Caba in the 85th minute of play forced Fc Caucaz's goalkeeper Nicodim Spelbu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicodim Spelbu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nistor Caba went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 93rd minute Nistor Caba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicodim Spelbu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicodim Spelbu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Mustăcilă in the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fc Caucaz walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.