U18 League

Valinor
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's Fabian Verzea 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. In the 2nd minute, Marin Brătescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee gave -BZF- Fc Gheraseni a penalty, 5 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fabian Verzea, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of The Valar's Mugurel Seţeanu. 0-1. After a rather tough play, The Valar's Horea Marin got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 12th minute Fabian Verzea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugurel Seţeanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Fabian Verzea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mugurel Seţeanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Gică Jula's late challenge caught a -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gică Jula helped the player get up and apologised. After 15 played minutes The Valar got a freekick which was hit by Gică Jula. 25 minutes into the match, The Valar's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Arapașu came free, but Mugurel Seţeanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudiu Becheanu scored 1-2 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Horea Raicu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Horea Raicu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Becheanu in the 32nd minute of play. Mugurel Seţeanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Verzea in the 34th minute of the match. Fabian Verzea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Constantin Ţopescu to strike the kick off in the second half. Horea Raicu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gică Jula in the 58th minute of the match. In the 58th match minute, -BZF- Fc Gheraseni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabin Strugure to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Gică Jula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 69 minutes, Eusebiu Ostoici mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the -BZF- Fc Gheraseni and the The Valar players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in -BZF- Fc Gheraseni fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 69th minute. Penalty! In the 74th minute, Panait Dănescu made a precise shot to the right of Mugurel Seţeanu. The Valar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. In the 88th minute, Sabin Strugure hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudiu Becheanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Horea Raicu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, The Valar's Claudiu Becheanu got a free kick in the 96th minute. The The Valar supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's performance. The match ended with a win for -BZF- Fc Gheraseni.