U21 League

Queen Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Quique Olivera kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes of play, Fan PC Servicii's Quique Olivera made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isac Floricel was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the game, Quique Olivera cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Isac Floricel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dinu Medrea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gheorghe Craioveanu went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Isac Floricel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quique Olivera, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Damiano Cherubini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fan PC Servicii's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Emerald the free kick. After 18 played minutes Fan PC Servicii got a freekick which was hit by Damiano Cherubini. Fan PC Servicii's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Flavius Stoicea scored to the left of an out of position Dinu Medrea, making the score, 2-2. With a little luck, Fan PC Servicii's Dinu Medrea got control of the ball when Cristian Diculescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Emerald's Flavius Stoicea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dinu Medrea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Quique Olivera took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Isac Floricel. Isac Floricel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Dinu Medrea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Diculescu in the 30th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Dinu Medrea successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dinu Medrea was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Cristian Diculescu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristian Diculescu really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. Fan PC Servicii's Dinu Medrea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Fan PC Servicii from getting a goal against them. In the 44th minute, Augustin Blejan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dinu Medrea acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 45th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jaime Carioca. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Gheorghe Craioveanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Dinu Medrea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vlad Sbârcea was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 63 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of Fan PC Servicii:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Emerald:s goal. Fan PC Servicii:s Dinu Medrea showed great skill when he stopped Jaime Carioca:s penalty. In the 66th minute, Leontin Milcu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dinu Medrea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavius Stoicea in the 68th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Fan PC Servicii defense, Flavius Stoicea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dinu Medrea. The Fan PC Servicii fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dinu Medrea should have stopped the shot. Cristian Diculescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dinu Medrea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavius Stoicea in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute Flavius Stoicea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dinu Medrea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dinu Medrea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Diculescu in the 83rd minute of the match. Fan PC Servicii's Dinu Medrea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavius Stoicea in the 86th minute of play. Dinu Medrea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Diculescu in the 87th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Emerald's Cristian Diculescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dinu Medrea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-3. Fan PC Servicii made a substitution. Manole Diaconescu replaced Alin Brânzaș. In the 97th minute Fan PC Servicii were awarded a corner. Quique Olivera went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Flavius Stoicea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dinu Medrea was relentless in the 99th minute of the game. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Emerald fans cheered their team off the field, for while Fan PC Servicii had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.