League

Derby
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Nichifor Manciulea started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cosmin Iovan hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sergiu Vieru got free with Iustinian Mitrofan in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 9th minute, Alin Arnăuțescu 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. 12 minutes into the match, Sergiu Vieru notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Iustinian Mitrofan. Iustinian Mitrofan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iustinian Mitrofan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iulian Sorin in the 18th minute of the match. Iulian Sorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 23 minutes into the game, Cosmin Iovan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Derby Brasov the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Cosmin Iovan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Derby Brasov's goal looked a bit too open when Nichifor Manciulea came free, but Nae Codreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sergiu Vieru got free with Iustinian Mitrofan in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Octavian Ionaș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Derby Brasov's goalkeeper Nae Codreanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Octavian Ionaș got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Iulian Sorin 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. Nichifor Manciulea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Iulian Sorin made a kick off. BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Iustinian Mitrofan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Vieru in the 52nd minute of play. BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Nichifor Manciulea got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iustinian Mitrofan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iulian Sorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Sergiu Vieru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Derby Brasov's Iulian Sorin got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Oprișor in the 72nd minute of play forced BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s goalkeeper Iustinian Mitrofan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Iulian Sorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iustinian Mitrofan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iulian Sorin in the 80th minute of play forced BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s goalkeeper Iustinian Mitrofan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iulian Sorin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iustinian Mitrofan having to interfere. Eric Tăgorean's late challenge caught a Derby Brasov's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eric Tăgorean helped the player get up and apologised. Eric Tăgorean kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.