U18 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Niculae Alb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 4 minutes into the game, Grigore Mascovescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⚽RAE⚽'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dacians Academy the free kick. In the 4th minute, Grigore Mascovescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 5 in the game by Olimpiu Săndoi from a close distance when the talented Iacob Nedelcea managed to make a qualified save. ⚽RAE⚽'s players were relieved. After a rather tough play, ⚽RAE⚽'s Victor Boia got a free kick in the 18th minute. ⚽RAE⚽'s Iacob Nedelcea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save ⚽RAE⚽ from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the match, Dacians Academy's Niculae Alb sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iacob Nedelcea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Iacob Nedelcea was a little too slow when Niculae Alb got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 1-0. 33 minutes into the game, Niculae Alb was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dacians Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ⚽RAE⚽ the free kick. Niculae Alb kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Gabriel Hațegan took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Iacob Nedelcea to make any attempt to save it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Codruț Prezan during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Codruț Prezan kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s Victor Boia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Șerban Bulcă narrowly saved just below the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Niculae Alb to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niculae Alb in the 56th minute of play forced ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper Iacob Nedelcea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Dacians Academy's Niculae Alb fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horaţiu Bălan during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Horaţiu Bălan kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 72nd match minute, ⚽RAE⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicu Pătran to maneuver through the defense. Iacob Nedelcea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niculae Alb in the 74th minute of the match. After some careless play in the ⚽RAE⚽ defense, Niculae Alb kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iacob Nedelcea. The ⚽RAE⚽ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iacob Nedelcea should have stopped the shot. The supporters of ⚽RAE⚽ booed when Dacians Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Hațegan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 89 minutes, Niculae Alb made it 6-0 with a short kick to the right side. ⚽RAE⚽'s Iacob Nedelcea tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. ⚽RAE⚽'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.