U18 League

MORRISON PARK
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) After 2 minutes, Dorel Domnescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the THE CRYSTAL SHIP and the Stiinta-Univ. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 2 played minutes THE CRYSTAL SHIP got a freekick which was hit by Dorel Domnescu. Dorel Codin scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paul Piersic, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 10 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Traian Lupescu came free, but Paul Piersic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paul Piersic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ovidiu Borza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stiinta-Univ.'s Aristide Pupăzan got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Dorel Codin came free, but Paul Piersic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ovidiu Borza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iurie Floruțiu hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. When Traian Lupescu came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Stiinta-Univ. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Traian Lupescu couldn't finish the play. In the 21st match minute, Stiinta-Univ. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxim Dragalina to maneuver through the defense. Edgar Coposu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matei Udrescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dorel Codin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the match, Ovidiu Borza notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Paul Piersic. Paul Piersic was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 36 minutes, Aristide Pupăzan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stiinta-Univ.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Aristide Pupăzan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidiu Borza in the 39th minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Paul Piersic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Traian Lupescu came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Stiinta-Univ. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Traian Lupescu couldn't finish the play. Edgar Coposu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matei Udrescu in the 44th minute. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Stiinta-Univ. were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Matei Udrescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Dorel Codin came free, but Paul Piersic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 56 minutes, Iurie Floruțiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the THE CRYSTAL SHIP and the Stiinta-Univ. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Stiinta-Univ. booed when THE CRYSTAL SHIP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iurie Floruțiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Traian Lupescu took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paul Piersic. Paul Piersic dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. With a little luck, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Paul Piersic got control of the ball when Ovidiu Borza tried to sneak it across the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Ovidiu Borza came free, but Paul Piersic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Ovidiu Borza notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Paul Piersic. Paul Piersic was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edgar Coposu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Josan in the 77th minute of the match. Ovidiu Borza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Paul Piersic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stiinta-Univ.'s Aristide Pupăzan got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81st minute, Iurie Floruțiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 84 minutes of play, Stiinta-Univ.'s Traian Lupescu made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paul Piersic was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorel Codin in the 89th minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Paul Piersic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Paul Piersic got control of the ball when Ovidiu Borza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paul Piersic made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Ovidiu Borza sent off a good shot on target. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Paul Piersic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristide Pupăzan in the 93rd minute of play. Aristide Pupăzan scored 0-6 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paul Piersic, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Stiinta-Univ. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.