U18 League

NEGRELE
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Traian Gavruță 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. Sebastian Bălășoiu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Virgil Lixandru read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ were awarded a corner. Traian Gavruță went to the cornerflag to take it. At last the ball reached Eduard Afloroaiei at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Juventus PTM. 1-0. In the 11th minute, Calistrat Trifu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juventus PTM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicodim Roşca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Traian Gavruță did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-1 to the left of a surprised Virgil Lixandru 22 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute Cornel Bourceanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iacob Elian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Virgil Lixandru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Bălășoiu in the 29th minute of play. A hard shot by Traian Gavruță from long distance, 33 minutes into the match, got Virgil Lixandru's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Sebastian Bălășoiu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghe Brezeanu in the 36th minute of play forced G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goalkeeper Iacob Elian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Mugur Silişteanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iacob Elian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Gheorghe Brezeanu put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Iacob Elian. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Calistrat Trifu made a kick off. In the 56th minute Sebastian Bălășoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgil Lixandru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Juventus PTM's Mugur Silişteanu got a free kick in the 58th minute. 62 minutes into the game, Adrian Hosu threw the ball into play from the sideline. G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Manole Burileanu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 65th minute, Gheorghe Brezeanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iacob Elian was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. In the 69th minute, Sebastian Bălășoiu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Manole Burileanu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Adrian Hosu in the 72 minute of the game. In the 74th minute Sebastian Bălășoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgil Lixandru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Traian Gavruță received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Virgil Lixandru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Virgil Lixandru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Bălășoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Virgil Lixandru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Bălășoiu in the 84th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Aristide Vulpe got a free kick in the 89th minute. Basarab Patriciu's late challenge caught a G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Basarab Patriciu helped the player get up and apologised. Basarab Patriciu hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aron Maxim in the 98th minute of play forced Juventus PTM's goalkeeper Virgil Lixandru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Juventus PTM players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️.