League

Banicel
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Remus Petru took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ciprian Șerbulea hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. If Codrin Bărbulescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Denis Secară in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Costin Isvoreanu saved Banicel FCM from getting behind. After having played for 15 minutes, Romeo Ţeica managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Banicel FCM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romeo Ţeica was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marius Ghercioiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciprian Șerbulea in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Denis Secară shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Isvoreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Gropnita AS's Codrin Bărbulescu fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. If Codrin Bărbulescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Secară in the 25th minute of play forced Banicel FCM's goalkeeper Costin Isvoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute Denis Secară shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Isvoreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Costin Isvoreanu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Codrin Bărbulescu's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Dacian Săvescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dacian Săvescu during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Gropnita AS getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Dacian Săvescu hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Codrin Bărbulescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Costin Isvoreanu was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Gropnita AS's Denis Secară got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 42 minutes into the match, Gropnita AS's Codrin Bărbulescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Costin Isvoreanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 45thth minute of the game Codrin Bărbulescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Banicel FCM's Costin Isvoreanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Remus Petru's late challenge caught a Gropnita AS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Remus Petru helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th match minute, Banicel FCM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remus Petru to maneuver through the defense. Denis Secară received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Costin Isvoreanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Codrin Bărbulescu was the one to do the kick off. Costin Isvoreanu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Codrin Bărbulescu's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Codrin Bărbulescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Costin Isvoreanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Banicel FCM getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Constantin Borcea hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Codrin Bărbulescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gropnita AS's supporters rose to their feet, but Codrin Bărbulescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Costin Isvoreanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ferdinand Surugiu fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Banicel FCM's protests and gave Ferdinand Surugiu a yellow card for diving instead. 77 minutes into the match, Denis Secară notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Banicel FCM's Costin Isvoreanu. Costin Isvoreanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Banicel FCM's Costin Isvoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codrin Bărbulescu in the 87th minute of play. If Codrin Bărbulescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute Romeo Ţeica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marius Ghercioiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Banicel FCM's goalkeeper Costin Isvoreanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Codrin Bărbulescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Costin Isvoreanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Gropnita AS's Ilie Bălace got a free kick in the 99th minute.