U23 League

NIROSXN Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sandu Cârlan started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Zula Kazczyk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nistor Zamfir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimiro Munita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 9 played minutes AFC Nirosxn 08 got a freekick which was hit by Nae Josan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ioan Andone in the 10th minute of play forced AFC Nirosxn 08's goalkeeper Nistor Zamfir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nistor Zamfir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimiro Munita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to AFC Nirosxn 08 getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Iacob Marioteanu hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the match, AFC Nirosxn 08's goal looked a bit too open when Gheorghe Odobescu came free, but Nistor Zamfir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC Nirosxn 08's Nistor Zamfir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Odobescu in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimiro Munita in the 20th minute of play forced AFC Nirosxn 08's goalkeeper Nistor Zamfir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, The North Face's Zula Kazczyk got a free kick in the 21st minute. Konstanty Radzyminski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandu Cârlan in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghe Odobescu in the 23rd minute of play forced AFC Nirosxn 08's goalkeeper Nistor Zamfir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 minutes, Mugurel Bleoancă mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The North Face and the AFC Nirosxn 08 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to The North Face getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Mugurel Bleoancă hit a great ball. When AFC Nirosxn 08's Sandu Cârlan in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The North Face's goalie prevented a goal. Ivan Baniu hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. The supporters of The North Face booed when AFC Nirosxn 08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Baniu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Ioan Andone made a precise shot to the right of Nistor Zamfir. AFC Nirosxn 08's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sandu Cârlan in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Konstanty Radzyminski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When AFC Nirosxn 08's Sandu Cârlan in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The North Face's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Sandu Cârlan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Konstanty Radzyminski was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. 47 minutes into the match, The North Face's goal looked a bit too open when Costel Saşca came free, but Konstanty Radzyminski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gheorghe Odobescu was the one to do the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Nistor Zamfir successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Konstanty Radzyminski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sandu Cârlan went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 59th minute, The North Face's Gheorghe Odobescu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nistor Zamfir. Nistor Zamfir yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. The supporters of The North Face booed when AFC Nirosxn 08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Baniu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute Sandu Cârlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstanty Radzyminski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC Nirosxn 08's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nae Josan in the 73rd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of The North Face's goalie and right to Iacob Marioteanu. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. The North Face's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 73 played minutes AFC Nirosxn 08 got a freekick which was hit by Iacob Marioteanu. Sandu Cârlan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to The North Face getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Stelian Nicopol hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Cârlan in the 78th minute of play forced The North Face's goalkeeper Konstanty Radzyminski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedict Mata hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, The North Face's goal looked a bit too open when Sandu Cârlan came free, but Konstanty Radzyminski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sandu Cârlan in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Konstanty Radzyminski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 88th minute, Gheorghe Odobescu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Stelian Nicopol's late challenge caught a AFC Nirosxn 08's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stelian Nicopol helped the player get up and apologised. After 90 played minutes The North Face got a freekick which was hit by Stelian Nicopol.