U18 League

Antonas Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mihnea Jula started the match with the kick off. If Petrică Bulă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Emanuel Stamate hit a great ball. Mihail Proca's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Călin Cluceru skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 11 minutes into the match, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Proca came free, but Călin Cluceru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Iustin Pamfil came free, but Ion Iovanovici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horea Corlățean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Călin Cluceru having to interfere. After 17th play minutes Mihnea Jula shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Ion Iovanovici and just under the crossbar into goal. Ion Iovanovici made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viorel Stănciulaş in the 24th minute of play. Ion Iovanovici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihnea Jula, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. When Traian Boerescu fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s protests and gave Traian Boerescu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s Traian Boerescu got a free kick in the 27th minute. Călin Cluceru made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Horea Corlățean sent off a good shot on target. In the 35th minute Iustin Pamfil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ion Iovanovici saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Bârsan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Călin Cluceru. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 41 played minutes ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Grădinaru. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Răzvan Butnaru to make the kick off. ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s Ion Iovanovici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petrică Bulă in the 54th minute of play. Răzvan Butnaru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Călin Cluceru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihnea Jula in the 67th minute of play forced ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s goalkeeper Ion Iovanovici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Iustin Pamfil took the corner. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Mihnea Jula advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-2 in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Răzvan Butnaru in the 72nd minute of play forced ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Călin Cluceru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Petrică Bulă managed to get in a good position for a shot. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Petrică Bulă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ion Iovanovici breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mihail Proca kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Mihnea Jula shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Răzvan Butnaru in the 89th minute of play forced ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Călin Cluceru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihnea Jula in the 94th minute of play forced ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s goalkeeper Ion Iovanovici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Iustin Pamfil got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 97th minute, Silviu Barascu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s Eduard Grădinaru in the 99th minute got a chance for a shot 99th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalie prevented a goal. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.