U18 League

Queen Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sergiu Oneț started the match with the kick off. FC Ruscova's Sergiu Oneț got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iosif Filipoiu kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iosif Filipoiu in the 12th minute of play forced ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalkeeper Dacian Smarandache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dacian Smarandache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergiu Oneț, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Marian Rada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dacian Smarandache was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 27thth minute of the game Marian Rada who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Dacian Smarandache was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iosif Filipoiu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dorel Cercelescu hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Dacian Smarandache showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iosif Filipoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valer Şoimu to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's goal looked a bit too open when Dorel Cercelescu came free, but Niculae Andronescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rareș Lucian hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iosif Filipoiu in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dacian Smarandache prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valer Şoimu during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 67 played minutes ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ got a freekick which was hit by Valer Şoimu. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Iosif Filipoiu took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Dacian Smarandache to make any attempt to save it. After 79 played minutes FC Ruscova got a freekick which was hit by Marian Rada. Niculae Andronescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorel Cercelescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 83rd match minute, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toader Nițulescu to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s zone, Maxim Hâjdău stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dacian Smarandache came out of the goal and Maxim Hâjdău tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 87 minutes of play, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Valer Şoimu made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niculae Andronescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Valer Pintilescu got a free kick in the 91st minute. Sergiu Oneț recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Robert Crașovan kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Toader Nițulescu tried to score from far away in the 97th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.