U23 League

BANAT ARENA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dumitru Opincaru kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Felix Paulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucrețiu Nicodim took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emilio Miconi. BANAT VIOLA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Liviu Hănescu came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the BANAT VIOLA 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 Liviu Hănescu couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes into the match, BANAT VIOLA's goal looked a bit too open when Dumitru Opincaru came free, but Emilio Miconi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of BANAT VIOLA booed when DINAMO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maxim Fința didn't get a good kick on the ball. BANAT VIOLA's Iustinian Negulici shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 11th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Eugen Jupân but with some difficulty. In the 13th minute of the match Petru Avramescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emilio Miconi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 13th match minute, BANAT VIOLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isac Răduț to maneuver through the defense. BANAT VIOLA's Emilio Miconi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Nicodim in the 14th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isac Răduț during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, BANAT VIOLA's Isac Răduț got a free kick in the 18th minute. 23 minutes into the game, Lucrețiu Nicodim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Emilio Miconi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Emilio Miconi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryszard Borcz in the 27th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Liviu Hănescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugen Jupân was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Emilio Miconi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Piersic in the 36th minute of the match. With a little luck, DINAMO's Eugen Jupân got control of the ball when Emilian Comăneci tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emilio Miconi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucrețiu Nicodim's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Emilio Miconi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dumitru Opincaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. A collision led to BANAT VIOLA getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Gigi Barbu hit a great ball. In the 45th minute Liviu Hănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugen Jupân saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Liviu Hănescu to strike the kick off in the second half. Eugen Jupân took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilian Comăneci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, BANAT VIOLA's Emilio Miconi got control of the ball when Lucrețiu Nicodim tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emilio Miconi came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by DINAMO's Dumitru Opincaru. But to his dismay, Dumitru Opincaru quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Remus Vasiliu during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 60 played minutes BANAT VIOLA got a freekick which was hit by Remus Vasiliu. DINAMO's Dumitru Opincaru got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Dumitru Opincaru came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the DINAMO 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 Dumitru Opincaru couldn't finish the play. After 63 played minutes BANAT VIOLA got a freekick which was hit by Isac Răduț. With a little luck, BANAT VIOLA's Emilio Miconi got control of the ball when Lucrețiu Nicodim tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 70 played minutes DINAMO got a freekick which was hit by Dumitru Opincaru. Eugen Drăucean hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Eugen Jupân showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilian Comăneci in the 74th minute of the match. Gigi Barbu charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gigi Barbu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gigi Barbu hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Sabin Piersic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emilio Miconi was a little too slow when Ryszard Borcz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 0-3. The supporters of DINAMO booed when BANAT VIOLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gigi Barbu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Lucrețiu Nicodim from long distance, 86 minutes into the match, got Emilio Miconi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Dumitru Opincaru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Emilio Miconi made a huge save. DINAMO's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.