U23 League

The Haunted Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Ghostbusters CF's Oinomoas Iliopoulos 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. Flavio Peter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Pavel in the 2nd minute of play. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Flavio Peter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Batalionul U23 Dorobanti from getting a goal against them. Bob Marley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karl-Michael Brask's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Blagoy Doro's late challenge caught a Ghostbusters CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Blagoy Doro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ghostbusters CF booed when Batalionul U23 Dorobanti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blagoy Doro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flavio Peter made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrea Pavel in the 14th minute. Flavio Peter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Pavel in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Brask in the 19th minute of play forced Ghostbusters CF's goalkeeper Bob Marley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rdth minute of the game Karl-Michael Brask who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ghostbusters CF's Bob Marley was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bob Marley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Michael Brask, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrei Lovin charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrei Lovin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes Ghostbusters CF got a freekick which was hit by Andrei Lovin. In the 29th minute, Emilio Ganix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bob Marley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paul Stoian in the 30th minute of play. When Andrea Pavel fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ghostbusters CF's protests and gave Andrea Pavel a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd minute, Andrea Pavel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flavio Peter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Pavel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Batalionul U23 Dorobanti were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karl-Michael Brask to make the kick off. Karl-Michael Brask took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bob Marley. Bob Marley dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xerxes Doro got free with Bob Marley in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 65 minutes in the game Mădălin Ilie did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Augustin Burdea. 67 minutes into the match, Ghostbusters CF's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Michael Brask came free, but Bob Marley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl-Michael Brask recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 70th minute Karl-Michael Brask shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bob Marley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eliodor Purcaru made in the 75th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Mădălin Ilie immediately put the ball in play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl-Michael Brask in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bob Marley saved Ghostbusters CF from getting behind. Paul Stoian kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Bob Marley was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Karl-Michael Brask showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 83 minute of play. In the 87th minute Karl-Michael Brask shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bob Marley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 91 played minutes Ghostbusters CF got a freekick which was hit by Oinomoas Iliopoulos. Tauro Doro charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tauro Doro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 92 played minutes Batalionul U23 Dorobanti got a freekick which was hit by Tauro Doro. The Ghostbusters CF supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's performance. The match ended with a win for Batalionul U23 Dorobanti.