League

Aga
Spectators: 7633 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 100) Vintilă Olariu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mick Shilton in the 4th minute of the match. Lucian Negulescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vintilă Olariu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Codrin Chioreanu in the 10th minute. Vintilă Olariu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mick Shilton in the 11th minute of the match. Adrian Miroiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dumitru Cîrțu having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucian Negulescu in the 18th minute of play forced EMF Academia's goalkeeper Dumitru Cîrțu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nistor Mihălțan fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Smirna's protests and gave Nistor Mihălțan a yellow card for diving instead. Vintilă Olariu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mick Shilton in the 21st minute of the match. Mick Shilton kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. If Francisc Moiș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Codrin Chioreanu sped through Smirna's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vintilă Olariu. Vintilă Olariu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mick Shilton in the 41st minute of the match. Vintilă Olariu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mick Shilton, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Lucian Negulescu hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Dumitru Cîrțu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucian Negulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucian Negulescu made a kick off. Vintilă Olariu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mick Shilton in the 52nd minute of play. Vintilă Olariu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Codrin Chioreanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the match, Claudiu Gârbovan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vintilă Olariu. Smirna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudiu Gârbovan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. If Lucian Negulescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucian Negulescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Dumitru Cîrțu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucian Negulescu in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dumitru Cîrțu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vintilă Olariu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudiu Gârbovan, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Dumitru Cîrțu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucian Negulescu in the 73rd minute of the match. Jan-Pieter Laureijs's late challenge caught a Smirna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jan-Pieter Laureijs helped the player get up and apologised. With an all-out effort, Smirna's Dumitru Cîrțu threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marin Augustin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Vintilă Olariu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mick Shilton, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Francisc Moiș had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dumitru Cîrțu. EMF Academia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francisc Moiș was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 91 minutes into the game, Claudiu Itu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Smirna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave EMF Academia the free kick. After a rather tough play, Smirna's Claudiu Itu got a free kick in the 91st minute. Smirna's Vintilă Olariu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mick Shilton in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th match minute, EMF Academia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Voineag to maneuver through the defense. Vintilă Olariu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mick Shilton in the 97th minute of play. EMF Academia were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Smirna for a fine match.