U23 League

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cornel Stoicea kicked off to start the match. F.C.BARLAD's Eric Pârlea was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Flavius Izbașa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Florin Aalexoaiei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Flavius Izbașa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichifor Codruț in the 10th minute of the match. Sandu Brădescu charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandu Brădescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th match minute, Viola Invest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornel Stoicea to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Viola Invest getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Victor Armanca hit a great ball. Flavius Izbașa was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dumitru Surdu. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nichifor Codruț in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavius Izbașa saved Viola Invest from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Braulio Castel could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Flavius Izbașa however easily saved by the left post. When Nichifor Codruț came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the F.C.BARLAD 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 Nichifor Codruț couldn't finish the play. Nichifor Codruț might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavius Izbașa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nichifor Codruț ran back to his position shaking his head. Nichifor Codruț's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavius Izbașa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. When Valentin Verzea fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C.BARLAD's protests and gave Valentin Verzea a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Viola Invest booed when F.C.BARLAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Verzea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Nichifor Codruț ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavius Izbașa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Braulio Castel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Viola Invest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Bilașco to maneuver through the defense. Cornel Stoicea hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After 56 played minutes F.C.BARLAD got a freekick which was hit by Braulio Castel. In the 57th minute, Cornel Stoicea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute Nichifor Codruț shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavius Izbașa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Viola Invest's zone, Sandu Brădescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavius Izbașa came out of the goal and Sandu Brădescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Martin Bilașco kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Viola Invest's Florin Răducioiu got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Flavius Izbașa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nichifor Codruț in the 63rd minute of play. Victor Armanca kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Flavius Izbașa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nichifor Codruț went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Dumitru Surdu was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 67th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some careless play in the Viola Invest defense, Nichifor Codruț kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavius Izbașa. The Viola Invest fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavius Izbașa should have stopped the shot. The supporters of F.C.BARLAD booed when Viola Invest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Bilașco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viola Invest's Flavius Izbașa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nichifor Codruț in the 83rd minute of play. Viola Invest's Flavius Izbașa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nichifor Codruț in the 92nd minute of play. When the referee ended the match the F.C.BARLAD players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.