U18 League

Sarmisegetuza
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Republica Ploiești's Luca Gavrilescu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Dan Popeangă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the game, Dacians Academy's Augustin Oltean nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pompiliu Hâncu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Pompiliu Hâncu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Ababei in the 17th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Dacians Academy's Valer Logofeteanu got a free kick in the 19th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudiu Moscu during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augustin Oltean in the 25th minute of play forced Republica Ploiești's goalkeeper Pompiliu Hâncu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Ababei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Viorel Ungur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valer Logofeteanu during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of Dacians Academy:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Republica Ploiești:s goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Costică Barbu during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Costică Barbu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Augustin Oltean was the one to do the kick off. Republica Ploiești's Pompiliu Hâncu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Ababei in the 51st minute of play. Olimpiu Săndoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pompiliu Hâncu having to interfere. Alex Ababei hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Dan Popeangă kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Dacians Academy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Toader Ghercioiu in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudiu Moscu in the 69th minute of play forced Dacians Academy's goalkeeper Nistor Manu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pompiliu Hâncu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Oltean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Lucian Luțu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Lucian Luțu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nistor Manu was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Augustin Oltean took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pompiliu Hâncu. Pompiliu Hâncu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 90 minutes into the match, Republica Ploiești's goal looked a bit too open when Toader Ghercioiu came free, but Pompiliu Hâncu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th match minute, Republica Ploiești was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costel Lepuș to maneuver through the defense. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Dacians Academy had played much better football throughout.