U18 League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valeriu Băcioiu started the match with the kick off. Leonard Burghelea charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonard Burghelea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, Mihnea Martinaș left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BlueLionesse fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 17th minute, Codruț Ichimescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to -BZF- Barca de Buzau getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Șerban Bălcescu hit a great ball. The supporters of BlueLionesse booed when -BZF- Barca de Buzau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigore Tatomir didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nistor Cezar fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored -BZF- Barca de Buzau's protests and gave Nistor Cezar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th minute, one of -BZF- Barca de Buzau:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for -BZF- Barca de Buzau. The supporters of -BZF- Barca de Buzau booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valeriu Iuzbașa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mugur Onitiu missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 34 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Șerban Moșanu right hand side. Grigore Ciorbea kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute of the match Mugur Onitiu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Șerban Moșanu skillfully saved the ball. In the 40th minute, Grigore Tatomir made a precise shot to the right of Șerban Moșanu. BlueLionesse's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 43 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Grigore Tatomir came free, but Șerban Moșanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute Mihnea Martinaș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Calistrat Bara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

After a rather tough play, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Eduard Nechifor got a free kick in the 51st minute. Valeriu Iuzbașa charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valeriu Iuzbașa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihnea Martinaș in the 56th minute of play forced -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goalkeeper Calistrat Bara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Calistrat Bara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rareș Vuşcan, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rareș Vuşcan during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 58 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Rareș Vuşcan. Emanuel Hristea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Șerban Moșanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihnea Martinaș in the 65th minute of play forced -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goalkeeper Calistrat Bara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goal looked a bit too open when Rareș Vuşcan came free, but Calistrat Bara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Emanuel Hristea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. BlueLionesse's Șerban Moșanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduard Nechifor in the 74th minute of play. Ovidiu Pătrașcu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Șerban Moșanu having to make a save. Calistrat Bara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rareș Vuşcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th match minute, -BZF- Barca de Buzau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nistor Cezar to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the game, Eduard Nechifor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Șerban Moșanu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcu Hagi kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Șerban Moșanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduard Nechifor in the 89th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mircea Stejaru during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Mircea Stejaru got a free kick in the 94th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.