League

Amsterdam Arena
Spectators: 8011 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Denis Cutieru kicked off to start the match. When Eugen Apetroaiei fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ajax Academy's protests and gave Eugen Apetroaiei a yellow card for diving instead. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Cutieru in the 4th minute of the match. Arsenal Giulesti's Marius Macovei got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Ajax Academy booed when Arsenal Giulesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ovidiu Pandrea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marius Macovei succeeded in the game's 10th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal Giulesti's zone, Denis Cutieru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Helmuth Duckadam came out of the goal and Denis Cutieru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 13 minutes into the match, Arsenal Giulesti's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Cutieru came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arsenal Giulesti's Marius Macovei got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, Ajax Academy's Denis Cutieru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Helmuth Duckadam narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Macovei in the 20th minute of play forced Ajax Academy's goalkeeper Cazimir Papaiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ajax Academy's Cazimir Papaiani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Macovei in the 26th minute of play. Denis Cutieru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Helmuth Duckadam made a huge save. Arsenal Giulesti's Helmuth Duckadam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Arsenal Giulesti from getting a goal against them. In the 31st minute, Marius Macovei 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. Cazimir Papaiani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iurie Ilie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arsenal Giulesti were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Ajax Academy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ovidiu Pandrea took the corner. After 38 minutes, Eliodor Urdoi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arsenal Giulesti and the Ajax Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th match minute, Arsenal Giulesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliodor Urdoi to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Vasiliu in the 44th minute of play forced Ajax Academy's goalkeeper Cazimir Papaiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Ioan Brăiloiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Macovei in the 46th minute of play forced Ajax Academy's goalkeeper Cazimir Papaiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Cutieru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Marius Macovei made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Iurie Ilie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cazimir Papaiani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petre Zbârciog made a great header on Arsenal Giulesti's corner, it was just that Ajax Academy's Cazimir Papaiani managed to reach the ball for a save. Ajax Academy's Cazimir Papaiani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vali Barbăsură in the 55th minute of play. Iurie Ilie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Cazimir Papaiani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marius Macovei who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Cazimir Papaiani when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Marius Macovei who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Cazimir Papaiani when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Marius Macovei blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cazimir Papaiani having to make a save. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxim Cosoroabă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sandu Vasiliu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 69th minute Denis Cutieru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Arsenal Giulesti's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Cutieru came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Arsenal Giulesti's goal looked a bit too open when Maxim Cosoroabă came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute Denis Cutieru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cazimir Papaiani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marius Macovei in the 73rd minute. Arsenal Giulesti's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxim Cosoroabă in the 75th minute of play. After 76 played minutes Arsenal Giulesti got a freekick which was hit by Ovidiu Pandrea. In the 78th minute Denis Cutieru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Cutieru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ajax Academy booed when Arsenal Giulesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Călin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Cosoroabă in the 82nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vali Barbăsură during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, Arsenal Giulesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vali Barbăsură to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the match, Arsenal Giulesti's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Cutieru came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ajax Academy's Cazimir Papaiani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Ajax Academy from getting a goal against them. 90 minutes into the match, Arsenal Giulesti's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Roşculeţ came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Ajax Academy's goalkeeper Cazimir Papaiani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denis Călin. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.