U23 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Emanuel Giurcă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Alexa in the 9th minute of the match. João Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Jitaru in the 13th minute of the match. João Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Jitaru in the 15th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Adrian Jitaru sped through UFC STEAUA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of João Massa. 19 minutes into the match, UFC STEAUA's goalkeeper João Massa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marius Măgură. FC Fanaticii's Emanuel Giurcă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervásio Vilhena in the 21st minute of play. Horaţiu Zotincă hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. FC Fanaticii's Emanuel Giurcă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugur Nisipeanu in the 25th minute of play. Francisc Ciocâlteu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Massa having to interfere. After having played for 33 minutes, Mugur Nisipeanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UFC STEAUA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mugur Nisipeanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mugur Nisipeanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Emanuel Giurcă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Nelson Mendoza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuel Giurcă. FC Fanaticii's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nelson Mendoza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 45th minute Nelson Mendoza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Giurcă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Horaţiu Zotincă charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Horaţiu Zotincă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nelson Mendoza took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emanuel Giurcă. FC Fanaticii's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nelson Mendoza's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Emanuel Giurcă - 1-2 was put on the score board in the 56th minute. In the 63rd minute, UFC STEAUA's Mugur Nisipeanu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Emanuel Giurcă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mugur Nisipeanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avram Prunaru hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Fanaticii's Emanuel Giurcă got control of the ball when Nelson Mendoza tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute Mugur Nisipeanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Giurcă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute Nelson Mendoza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Giurcă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mugur Nisipeanu struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Emanuel Giurcă didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for UFC STEAUA. 85 minutes into the game, Adrian Jitaru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Fanaticii's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UFC STEAUA the free kick. In the 85th minute, Adrian Jitaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.