U18 League

Maidan Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Juventus PTM's goalkeeper Virgil Lixandru, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Juventus PTM getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Horaţiu Tinu hit a great ball. Virgil Lixandru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octav Mergea, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The supporters of FC Steaua Pildesti booed when Juventus PTM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basarab Patriciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Virgil Lixandru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Buș in the 7th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Juventus PTM's Cornel Doman got a free kick in the 8th minute. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when FC Steaua Pildesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octav Mergea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute, Adam Buș made a precise shot to the right of Virgil Lixandru. Juventus PTM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Juventus PTM getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Emanuel Mocanu hit a great ball. In the 18th minute of the match Cornel Rogozea shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Virgil Lixandru showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Octav Mergea in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Virgil Lixandru prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Virgil Lixandru came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Steaua Pildesti's Gheorghe Vlăsiu. But to his dismay, Gheorghe Vlăsiu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Virgil Lixandru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octav Mergea, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Juventus PTM's Virgil Lixandru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octav Mergea in the 30th minute of play. If Cornel Bourceanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute, Ştefan Dinculescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eric Frântu was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Ivan Şumălan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ivan Şumălan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. A collision led to FC Steaua Pildesti getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Octav Mergea hit a great ball. The Juventus PTM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Steaua Pildesti were winning 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivan Şumălan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. FC Steaua Pildesti's Eric Frântu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cornel Bourceanu in the 53rd minute of play. Virgil Lixandru made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adam Buș in the 55th minute. Eric Frântu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cornel Bourceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC Steaua Pildesti's Liviu Dobrescu got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 67th minute, Emanuel Mocanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 68 minutes into the match, Gheorghe Vlăsiu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Virgil Lixandru, 1-4. A collision led to Juventus PTM getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Horaţiu Tinu hit a great ball. Adam Buș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the game, Adam Buș cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Virgil Lixandru was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Adam Buș received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Virgil Lixandru came out and tried to block the shot, but Adam Buș slotted it home off the left post making it 1-6 in the 83rd minute. When Adam Buș came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the FC Steaua Pildesti 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 Adam Buș couldn't finish the play. Juventus PTM's Virgil Lixandru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Juventus PTM from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Adam Buș's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Virgil Lixandru was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The FC Steaua Pildesti players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.