U23 League

BaLiSt Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Traian Nanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC BaLiSt! The referee gave Juventus Țiu a penalty, 4 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Liviu Oncescu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC BaLiSt's Chi Tzalov. 0-1. Augustin Milcu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Nae in the 8th minute of play. A collision led to Juventus Țiu getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Sorin Nițescu hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the game, FC BaLiSt's Traian Nanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Augustin Milcu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 15 minutes into the match, Traian Nanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Augustin Milcu. Juventus Țiu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Traian Nanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. FC BaLiSt's Chi Tzalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vlad Papadima in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute Vlad Papadima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chi Tzalov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, FC BaLiSt's Albert Nae ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Augustin Milcu. Augustin Milcu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. Augustin Milcu stood somewhat misplaced when Traian Nanu came free in front of goal and shot 4-1 to the left of him in the 29 minute. 32 minutes into the game, Silviu Cigu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Augustin Milcu. Silviu Cigu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-1. 37 minutes into the match, Valentin Zotincă had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Augustin Milcu. Juventus Țiu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valentin Zotincă was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. Augustin Milcu was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Valentin Zotincă capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valentin Zotincă really showed his touch with that goal: 7-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Zotincă got free with Augustin Milcu in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vlad Papadima to make the kick off. Chi Tzalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Botgros in the 52nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Traian Nanu put it in 8-1 from a short distance just to the right of Augustin Milcu. After 57 played minutes Juventus Țiu got a freekick which was hit by Ionuț Stuparu. After 60 played minutes Juventus Țiu got a freekick which was hit by Liviu Oncescu. 62 minutes into the match, Traian Nanu notched a goal, 9-1, to the right of Juventus Țiu's Augustin Milcu. Augustin Milcu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When FC BaLiSt's Valentin Zotincă, in the 65th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for FC BaLiSt. Augustin Milcu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Nanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, Valentin Zotincă notched a goal, 10-1, to the right of Juventus Țiu's Augustin Milcu. Augustin Milcu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC BaLiSt made a substitution. Cristian Gârniceanu replaced Petrică Burnei. In the 75th minute, Valentin Zotincă made a precise shot to the right of Augustin Milcu. Juventus Țiu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 11-1. In the 77th match minute, Juventus Țiu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horaţiu Botgros to maneuver through the defense. 12-1 became the score in the 78th minute when Valentin Zotincă elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. FC BaLiSt made a substitution. Ionel Manafu replaced Eugen Braniște. Augustin Milcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelian Grozuță in the 85th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Juventus Țiu's goal looked a bit too open when Traian Nanu came free, but Augustin Milcu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th match minute, FC BaLiSt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionel Manafu to maneuver through the defense. Silviu Cigu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augustin Milcu having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Traian Nanu in the 93rd minute of play forced Juventus Țiu's goalkeeper Augustin Milcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Aurelian Grozuță left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC BaLiSt fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 13-1. FC BaLiSt'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.