League

Catalu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aurel Rainea took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute Daniel Răchită shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavril Chifu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gavril Chifu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Răchită in the 6th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Atalanta's Daniel Răchită nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gavril Chifu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Atalanta's Emanuel Geambașu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Atalanta from getting a goal against them. When Atalanta's Iacob Postelnicu in 24 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Gavril Chifu guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 25 minutes into the game, Atalanta's Daniel Răchită nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gavril Chifu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Atalanta's Cosmin Blejan got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Catalu defense, Daniel Răchită kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gavril Chifu. The Catalu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gavril Chifu should have stopped the shot. Felix Brădean kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Daniel Răchită made a precise shot to the right of Gavril Chifu. Catalu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Gavril Chifu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Răchită, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Cosmin Blejan kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Catalu's Alin Iliescu got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adam Avramescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Aurel Rainea 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. Adam Avramescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Geambașu having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Iacob Postelnicu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gavril Chifu, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Rainea in the 61st minute of play forced Catalu's goalkeeper Gavril Chifu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Catalu's Gavril Chifu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurel Rainea in the 63rd minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Adam Avramescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Catalu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atalanta the free kick. Adam Avramescu kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Adam Avramescu was shown his second yellow card after 71 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Rainea in the 75th minute of play forced Catalu's goalkeeper Gavril Chifu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atalanta's goalkeeper Emanuel Geambașu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Catalu's goalkeeper Gavril Chifu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurel Rainea. After having played for 82 minutes, Daniel Răchită managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atalanta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Răchită was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gavril Chifu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurel Rainea in the 87th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Daniel Răchită took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Gavril Chifu to make any attempt to save it. In the 95th match minute, Catalu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Brădean to maneuver through the defense. Atalanta played a much better game than Catalu and deserved their victory. The Catalu players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.