U18 League

Stiubei
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iosif Lăzăroiu started the match with the kick off. Costică Popa struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Niculae Povară didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Raureni Academy. If Costică Popa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute Eugen Brânzaru suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gheorghe Bobariu during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. CF REALCipri made a substitution. Horea Barascu replaced Eugen Brânzaru. 11 minutes into the match, Cazimir Traian had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Niculae Povară. CF REALCipri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cazimir Traian was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Niculae Povară showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Muscaș in the 22nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, CF REALCipri's Pavel Păsărin got a free kick in the 24th minute. After 24 played minutes, Raureni Academy's Călin Boldișor shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Niculae Povară 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 Raureni Academy reached it. After having played for 26 minutes, Codruț Giurcă managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Raureni Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Codruț Giurcă was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 28 minutes into the game, Cazimir Traian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Raureni Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CF REALCipri the free kick. Cazimir Traian kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Niculae Povară stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Victor Muscaș's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Costică Popa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niculae Povară having to interfere. 39 minutes into the game, Raureni Academy's Cazimir Traian nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Niculae Povară made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Victor Muscaș to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victor Muscaș got free with Niculae Povară in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 55th match minute, Raureni Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Codruț Giurcă to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Raureni Academy's Costică Popa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Niculae Povară. That made the score 0-4 after 58 minutes of play. In the 65th minute, Gigel Nicodim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute of the match Ilie Velicu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Niculae Povară showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gigel Nicodim hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Raureni Academy's Călin Boldișor couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 70th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for CF REALCipri. Gigel Nicodim charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gigel Nicodim the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gigel Nicodim kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, CF REALCipri's Iosif Lăzăroiu got a free kick in the 76th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victor Muscaș in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Niculae Povară prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Victor Muscaș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Victor Muscaș fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Raureni Academy's protests and gave Victor Muscaș a yellow card for diving instead. In the 84th minute, Victor Muscaș hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Horea Barascu managed to get in a good position for a shot. CF REALCipri's supporters rose to their feet, but Horea Barascu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gică Panaiteanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Raureni Academy 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.