U18 League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Remus Ticulescu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The crowd rose to their feet as Adrian Romaşcanu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Augustin Milcu. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. The supporters of Juventus Țiu booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Romaşcanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Juventus Țiu booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolae Niculcea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Mihele received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Edgar Gurlui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th match minute, Juventus Țiu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Mihele to maneuver through the defense. Augustin Milcu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Romaşcanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Augustin Milcu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolae Niculcea in the 14th minute of play. Adrian Romaşcanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Augustin Milcu having to make a save. Nicolae Niculcea hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute of the match Claudiu Tăutu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edgar Gurlui skillfully saved the ball. Damian Țepeneag kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. With a little luck, Juventus Țiu's Augustin Milcu got control of the ball when Horaţiu Aurelianu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ionel Scripcaru kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remus Ticulescu in the 33rd minute of play forced Juventus Țiu's goalkeeper Augustin Milcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Juventus Țiu getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Claudiu Tăutu hit a great ball. Augustin Milcu acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 35th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Marian Macrea. In the 37th minute, Horia Corbu 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. 42 minutes into the match, Juventus Țiu's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolae Niculcea came free, but Augustin Milcu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute Adrian Romaşcanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augustin Milcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Remus Ticulescu made a precise shot to the right of Augustin Milcu. Juventus Țiu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

In the 67th minute, Valeriu Donecea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriu Donecea to maneuver through the defense. Claudiu Tăutu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Edgar Gurlui made a huge save. Marian Macrea's late challenge caught a Juventus Țiu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marian Macrea helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Juventus Țiu booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marian Macrea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute of the match Claudiu Tăutu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edgar Gurlui skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Mihele during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Juventus Țiu's Damian Țepeneag got a free kick in the 81st minute. When Marian Macrea came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L 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 Marian Macrea couldn't finish the play. When Horaţiu Aurelianu came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L 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 Horaţiu Aurelianu couldn't finish the play. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L were furious when Sandu Paraschivescu was red carded, 90 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 90th minute, one of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for C Ａ R D I N Ａ L. Claudiu Tăutu shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Horaţiu Aurelianu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Augustin Milcu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.