League

Mestalla
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ionel Cămărășan made the kick off and thus started the match. Ion Costandache recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paul Păstrăv made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iurie Jugănaru in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, Valencia's Tudor Bălcescu got a free kick in the 15th minute. The supporters of Valencia booed when A.S Nistru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Niculcea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tudor Bălcescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iurie Jugănaru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Paul Păstrăv tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Tudor Bălcescu came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Valencia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tudor Bălcescu couldn't finish the play. Iurie Jugănaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paul Păstrăv having to interfere. Alin Ceaușu charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alin Ceaușu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd match minute, A.S Nistru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alin Ceaușu to maneuver through the defense. Paul Păstrăv stood somewhat misplaced when Tudor Bălcescu came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 37 minute. Paul Păstrăv stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tudor Bălcescu's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Anton Niculcea charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anton Niculcea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, Anton Niculcea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paul Păstrăv showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tudor Bălcescu in the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Tudor Bălcescu made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Valencia got a freekick which was hit by Iacob Chibulcutean. Iurie Jugănaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paul Păstrăv having to interfere. A collision led to A.S Nistru getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Sabin Ecobescu hit a great ball. A collision led to A.S Nistru getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Călin Oncescu hit a great ball. Iurie Jugănaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Valencia booed when A.S Nistru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorin Oprescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 77 minutes, Tudor Bălcescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valencia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tudor Bălcescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Tudor Bălcescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Manuel Mavrogheni successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Valencia's Iurie Jugănaru got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Paul Păstrăv showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iurie Jugănaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Ionel Cămărășan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ionel Cămărășan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Tudor Bălcescu came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Valencia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tudor Bălcescu couldn't finish the play. During the 97th minute of the match Alin Ceaușu completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Alin Ceaușu a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. When Ionel Cămărășan fell near the penalty area in the 99th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.S Nistru's protests and gave Ionel Cămărășan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 99th match minute, A.S Nistru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionel Cămărășan to maneuver through the defense. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Valencia fully deserved thier win.