U23 League

FAN PC Servicii Aren
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aurelian Acalinei started the match with the kick off. Dinu Medrea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aurelian Acalinei's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 6 minutes, Octav Hortopan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 8th minute of the match, Ionică Goma tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Octav Hortopan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 11 minutes of play, Fan PC Servicii's Sobur Husodo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Octav Hortopan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 15 minutes into the game, Grigore Chifu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Octav Hortopan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Octav Hortopan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valer Iordan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Valer Iordan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Octav Hortopan. That made the score 3-0 in the 21 minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Grigore Chifu could shoot a difficult shot in the 25th minute, which Octav Hortopan however easily saved by the left post. Octav Hortopan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valer Iordan in the 28th minute of play. Valer Iordan spun around in front of the goal 28 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's goal. A collision led to -BZF- Fc Gheraseni getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Filip Urseanu hit a great ball. Octav Hortopan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sobur Husodo in the 33rd minute of the match. After 38 minutes of play, Fan PC Servicii's Valer Iordan made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Octav Hortopan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dinu Medrea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelian Acalinei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Grigore Chifu could shoot a difficult shot in the 44th minute, which Octav Hortopan however easily saved by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Fan PC Servicii's Sobur Husodo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Octav Hortopan. That made the score 5-0 after 47 minutes of play. Fan PC Servicii made a substitution. Vadim Tudor replaced Sobur Husodo. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vadim Tudor was the one to do the kick off. Ionică Goma kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of -BZF- Fc Gheraseni booed when Fan PC Servicii was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigore Chifu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Aurelian Acalinei was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fan PC Servicii the free kick. Aurelian Acalinei hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. If Ionică Goma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the -BZF- Fc Gheraseni defense, Vadim Tudor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Octav Hortopan. The -BZF- Fc Gheraseni fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Octav Hortopan should have stopped the shot. -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's Octav Hortopan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valer Iordan in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute Valer Iordan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octav Hortopan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fan PC Servicii were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Valer Iordan took the corner. The corner led Fan PC Servicii's Valer Iordan to fire away a dangerous shot which Octav Hortopan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Filip Urseanu kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Octav Hortopan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valer Iordan in the 83rd minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th 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 -BZF- Fc Gheraseni:s goal. 89 minutes into the game, Vadim Tudor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Octav Hortopan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 93 minutes into the match, Grigore Chifu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Octav Hortopan. -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Grigore Chifu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Octav Hortopan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valer Iordan in the 97th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Valer Iordan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Octav Hortopan was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Fan PC Servicii had played much better football throughout.