U21 League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Petru Tărău got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liviu Halipa in the 16th minute of play forced Balavanis's goalkeeper Petre Baicea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gigi Văcăroiu during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Codrin Lăzărescu in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mugur Aanicăi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Dragoş Grădinaru got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Mugur Aanicăi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriu Floroiu in the 24th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Balavanis's Gigi Văcăroiu got a free kick in the 25th minute. A collision led to Balavanis getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Gigi Văcăroiu hit a great ball. The supporters of A4p FC Gad booed when Balavanis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petruț Mironescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petre Baicea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Andone, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute, Niculae Boltașu had to leave the field with a concussion. After 39 minutes, Valeriu Floroiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Balavanis and the A4p FC Gad players grew even worse after the yellow card. Valeriu Floroiu kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Horaţiu Arsenescu hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, Valeriu Floroiu 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Codrin Lăzărescu was the one to do the kick off. Gigi Văcăroiu kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Gabriel Tatomir was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 52 minutes into the match. The supporters of A4p FC Gad booed when Balavanis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Tatomir didn't get a good kick on the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Balavanis's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Andone came free, but Petre Baicea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petre Baicea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Halipa in the 56th minute of the match. Valeriu Floroiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Victor Andone's late challenge caught a Balavanis's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Andone helped the player get up and apologised. Victor Andone hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Codrin Lăzărescu from long distance, 64 minutes into the match, got Mugur Aanicăi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Victor Andone kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Dragoş Grădinaru hit a great ball. After having played for 71 minutes, Codrin Lăzărescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balavanis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Codrin Lăzărescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergiu Maniu in the 82nd minute of play forced Balavanis's goalkeeper Petre Baicea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A4p FC Gad's Mugur Aanicăi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codrin Lăzărescu in the 88th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Codrin Lăzărescu got free with Mugur Aanicăi in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 91st match minute, Balavanis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gigel Crăciun to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The A4p FC Gad fans cheered their team off the field, for while Balavanis had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.