U23 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Florin Astafiei started the match with the kick off. Iulian Bucurescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ion Petrică in the 2nd minute of play. Iulian Bucurescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergiu Maniu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 4 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Sergiu Maniu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iulian Bucurescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 11thth minute of the game Sergiu Maniu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Iulian Bucurescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iulian Bucurescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergiu Maniu in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Nichifor Barbălată made a precise shot to the right of Iulian Bucurescu. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Iulian Bucurescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergiu Maniu in the 16th minute of the match. When Felix Grigoroiu fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A4p FC Gad's protests and gave Felix Grigoroiu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th minute, Felix Grigoroiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Luca Penaru hit a great ball. Olimpiu Târlea acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 20th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Cristian Casian. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sergiu Maniu in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iulian Bucurescu saved FC UNIREA Alba Iulia from getting behind. After 23 played minutes FC UNIREA Alba Iulia got a freekick which was hit by Florin Astafiei. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Iulian Bucurescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Maniu in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergiu Maniu in the 26th minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Iulian Bucurescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iulian Bucurescu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when A4p FC Gad's Sergiu Maniu shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 30th minute, Nichifor Barbălată ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iulian Bucurescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. With 33 minutes on the clock, Cristian Casian commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 33rd minute, one of FC UNIREA Alba Iulia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC UNIREA Alba Iulia. In the 34th minute there was a penalty for A4p FC Gad. Sergiu Maniu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Iulian Bucurescu. 0-5. In the 39th minute Sergiu Maniu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iulian Bucurescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When A4p FC Gad's Sergiu Maniu in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalie prevented a goal. When A4p FC Gad's Sergiu Maniu in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalie prevented a goal. Iulian Bucurescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petru Tărău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute Sergiu Maniu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iulian Bucurescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iulian Bucurescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergiu Maniu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The FC UNIREA Alba Iulia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. A4p FC Gad were winning 0-5.

Sergiu Maniu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Iulian Bucurescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Nichifor Barbălată took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Iulian Bucurescu to make any attempt to save it. Thanks to some nice moves Sergiu Maniu could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Iulian Bucurescu however easily saved by the left post. In the 60th minute of the match, Sergiu Maniu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Iulian Bucurescu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Iulian Bucurescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Bianu in the 66th minute of play. Sergiu Maniu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Iulian Bucurescu made a huge save. In the 69th minute, Flavius Vădan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sergiu Maniu in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iulian Bucurescu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Iulian Bucurescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergiu Maniu, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The audience was convinced that Sergiu Maniu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iulian Bucurescu was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. A hard shot 75 in the game by Sergiu Maniu from a close distance when the talented Iulian Bucurescu managed to make a qualified save. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's players were relieved. When A4p FC Gad's Sergiu Maniu in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Moise Amânaloae during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Moise Amânaloae got a free kick in the 80th minute. Iulian Bucurescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergiu Maniu in the 82nd minute of play. Iulian Bucurescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sergiu Maniu's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Iulian Bucurescu made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Felix Grigoroiu sent off a good shot on target. A4p FC Gad's Sergiu Maniu was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 86th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When the match was over A4p FC Gad could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC UNIREA Alba Iulia throughout the match.