U18 League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 209 (Terracing: 157, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) Rovine Craiova's Silviu Stoian started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octav Chițu in the 11th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Șerban Moșanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 16 minutes into the game, when Leonard Burghelea put in a rough tackle. BlueLionesse made a substitution. Codruț Beca replaced Petrică Pârcălab. 15 minutes into the game, one of BlueLionesse:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Octav Chițu shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Silviu Stoian struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Șerban Moșanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rovine Craiova. Șerban Moșanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionuț Oroveanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 46th minute, Ionică Drâmba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Narcis Inculeț's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Flavius Popoacă - 1-2 was put on the score board in the 47th minute. The BlueLionesse players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rovine Craiova were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcu Hagi to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcu Hagi in the 53rd minute of play forced Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Flavius Popoacă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 55 minutes of play, Rovine Craiova's Octav Chițu made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Șerban Moșanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Șerban Moșanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silviu Stoian in the 58th minute. When Mircea Stejaru fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BlueLionesse's protests and gave Mircea Stejaru a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Mircea Stejaru got a free kick in the 61st minute. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by BlueLionesse's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mihnea Potra was slow to take the kick. During this time Rovine Craiova's players had a chance to rest. Mihnea Potra made a great header on Rovine Craiova's corner, it was just that BlueLionesse's Șerban Moșanu managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 71st minute, Marcu Hagi made a precise shot to the right of Flavius Popoacă. Rovine Craiova's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Flavius Popoacă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihnea Martinaș in the 75th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Iordache Andone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, BlueLionesse's Narcis Inculeț tried to score from far away in the 86th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of Rovine Craiova booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Codruț Beca didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Flavius Popoacă, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match was over Rovine Craiova could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than BlueLionesse throughout the match.