U18 League

BaLiSt Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Cezar Jder hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Piersic in the 10th minute of play forced Academia Rio's goalkeeper Iurie Mutu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Cucu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Leonard Baran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 played minutes FC BaLiSt got a freekick which was hit by Aron Constantiniu. Horia Berceanu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leonard Baran. FC BaLiSt's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Iurie Mutu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Frențiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Pompiliu Lechințan put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Iurie Mutu. The crowd rose to their feet as Ionuț Vizitiu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Iurie Mutu. That made the score 2-0 in the 24 minute of play. In the 29thth minute of the game János Oltean who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC BaLiSt's Leonard Baran was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 30th match minute, FC BaLiSt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cazimir Gogu to maneuver through the defense. Sever Vintilescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, FC BaLiSt's Aron Constantiniu got a free kick in the 44th minute. After 47 minutes, Paul Cucu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Academia Rio and the FC BaLiSt players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th match minute, Academia Rio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Cucu to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sever Vintilescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Nicu Burtea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Academia Rio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC BaLiSt the free kick. The supporters of FC BaLiSt booed when Academia Rio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicu Burtea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iurie Mutu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pompiliu Lechințan in the 53rd minute of the match. Sever Vintilescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Leonard Baran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the game, one of FC BaLiSt:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 61st minute there was a penalty for Academia Rio. Horia Berceanu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Leonard Baran. 2-1. In the 69th match minute, FC BaLiSt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihăiţă Corbeanu to maneuver through the defense. Sever Vintilescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonard Baran having to interfere. After 72 played minutes FC BaLiSt got a freekick which was hit by Cazimir Gogu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pompiliu Lechințan in the 74th minute of play forced Academia Rio's goalkeeper Iurie Mutu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Ionuț Vizitiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. During the 82nd minute of the match Paul Cucu completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Paul Cucu a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 83rd match minute, Academia Rio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Cucu to maneuver through the defense. FC BaLiSt made a substitution. Ovidiu Căliman replaced Robert Piersic. FC BaLiSt made a substitution. Eusebiu Aurelianu replaced Victor Frențiu. After a rather tough play, Academia Rio's Paul Cucu got a free kick in the 84th minute. Iurie Mutu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pompiliu Lechințan in the 87th minute of the match. After 89 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by Marian Ozon. The audience was convinced that Pompiliu Lechințan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iurie Mutu was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Pompiliu Lechințan managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC BaLiSt's supporters rose to their feet, but Pompiliu Lechințan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iurie Mutu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 94 minutes into the match, FC BaLiSt's goal looked a bit too open when Sever Vintilescu came free, but Leonard Baran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Academia Rio's Horia Berceanu got a free kick in the 96th minute. Iurie Mutu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebiu Aurelianu, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute.