U23 League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) BlueLionesse's Cristinel Nicodim 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. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Mailat in the 3rd minute. After 7 played minutes DINAMO PLOIESTI got a freekick which was hit by Mai Peng Tian. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Sima in the 11th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Ilie Crainic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mihail Albu in the 13th minute. The corner led BlueLionesse's Radu Pânzaru to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcos-Evangelista Didarov despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ilie Crainic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentin Petre in the 19th minute of play. DINAMO PLOIESTI's Marcos-Evangelista Didarov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save DINAMO PLOIESTI from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristinel Nicodim in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcos-Evangelista Didarov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. DINAMO PLOIESTI's Marcos-Evangelista Didarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radu Pânzaru in the 27th minute of play. Ilie Crainic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Alibert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radu Pânzaru kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Octavian Isărescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BlueLionesse fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristinel Nicodim in the 44th minute of the match. 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.

The wind increased when Claudiu Dragan made the kick off in the second half. BlueLionesse's Ilie Crainic proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save BlueLionesse from getting a goal against them. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristinel Nicodim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 57 minutes of play, BlueLionesse's Cristinel Nicodim made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihail Albu in the 65th minute of play forced DINAMO PLOIESTI's goalkeeper Marcos-Evangelista Didarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florentin Petre kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The supporters of DINAMO PLOIESTI booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavian Isărescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claudiu Dragan took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ilie Crainic. Ilie Crainic dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristinel Nicodim's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, DINAMO PLOIESTI's Mai Peng Tian got a free kick in the 74th minute. When Radu Pânzaru came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the BlueLionesse fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Radu Pânzaru couldn't finish the play. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihail Albu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute Sebastian Mailat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos-Evangelista Didarov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilie Crainic stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudiu Dragan's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihail Albu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 84 minutes into the game, DINAMO PLOIESTI's Claudiu Dragan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilie Crainic made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Ilie Crainic made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Claudiu Dragan sent off a good shot on target. BlueLionesse were furious when Han Shi Chao was red carded, 94 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of DINAMO PLOIESTI booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Han Shi Chao didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 96 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Han Shi Chao. 97 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Ilie Crainic had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florentin Petre. The DINAMO PLOIESTI players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented BlueLionesse from taking control. The game ends in a draw.