U18 League

Dealu Florilor
Spectators: 177 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) Remus Ticulescu made the kick off and thus started the match. Pompiliu Vizitiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxim Strugure, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mădălin Brăiloiu charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mădălin Brăiloiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Mădălin Brăiloiu hit a great ball. After 14 played minutes, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Ovidiu Moțoc shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Grigore Mardarie came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in C Ａ R D I N Ａ L reached it. Grigore Mardarie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horaţiu Aurelianu in the 20th minute of play. Maxim Strugure scored 1-0 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pompiliu Vizitiu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Grigore Mardarie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurențiu Plăcintă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L defense, Sorin Manole kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pompiliu Vizitiu. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pompiliu Vizitiu should have stopped the shot. Grigore Mardarie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurențiu Plăcintă, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Pompiliu Vizitiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mădălin Brăiloiu in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute Eduard Mihăilescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pompiliu Vizitiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pompiliu Vizitiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Strugure in the 55th minute of play. In the 55th match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remus Ticulescu to maneuver through the defense. After 61 minutes, Mugurel Hojbota mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- and the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st minute, Mugurel Hojbota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurențiu Plăcintă in the 64th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Grigore Mardarie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th match minute, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Mihăilescu to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. David Iurașcu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolae Niculcea in the 67th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Grigore Mardarie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigore Mardarie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Horaţiu Aurelianu in the 70th minute. In the 70thth minute of the game Horaţiu Aurelianu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Grigore Mardarie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valeriu Petruț didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pompiliu Vizitiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxim Strugure, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigore Mardarie came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Remus Ticulescu. But to his dismay, Remus Ticulescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After 88 minutes, Maxim Strugure mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- and the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 88 played minutes Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Maxim Strugure. In the 89th minute of the match Claudiu Gioagă sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Grigore Mardarie skillfully saved the ball. Pompiliu Vizitiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mădălin Brăiloiu in the 95th minute of the match. When Mădălin Brăiloiu was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 96 minutes had been played. Mădălin Brăiloiu hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- had won, even though C Ａ R D I N Ａ L had held more of the ball.