U18 League

Unicorns Temple
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Denis Negruț took the kick off in the first half of the match. Romeo Toma hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Eusebiu Iurașcu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petrică Ţirpescu in the 6th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Nae Josan made a precise shot to the right of Isac Drâmba. Unicorns ™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Calistrat Mihalcea during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Calistrat Mihalcea kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes, AFC Nirosxn 08's Iurie Ghinescu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Isac Drâmba 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 AFC Nirosxn 08 reached it. After 19 minutes of play, Unicorns ™'s Codrin Boc made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eusebiu Iurașcu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nicu Bălțăteanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Nae Josan put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Isac Drâmba. Unicorns ™'s Isac Drâmba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Toma in the 27th minute of play. Nae Josan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 32 in the game by Denis Negruț from a close distance when the talented Eusebiu Iurașcu managed to make a qualified save. AFC Nirosxn 08's players were relieved. Denis Negruț received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Eusebiu Iurașcu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of AFC Nirosxn 08 booed when Unicorns ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorin Plăcintă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isac Drâmba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nae Josan in the 36th minute of play. The supporters of Unicorns ™ booed when AFC Nirosxn 08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosmin Jurca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isac Drâmba came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Nirosxn 08's Nicu Bălțăteanu. But to his dismay, Nicu Bălțăteanu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. The Unicorns ™ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AFC Nirosxn 08 were winning 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nae Josan to make the kick off. Nae Josan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Isac Drâmba 51 minutes into the match. Isac Drâmba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nae Josan in the 63rd minute of play. Eusebiu Iurașcu came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Unicorns ™'s Denis Negruț. But to his dismay, Denis Negruț quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. 75 minutes into the game, Nae Josan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Isac Drâmba. Nae Josan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-6. Denis Negruț received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Eusebiu Iurașcu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eusebiu Iurașcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Negruț in the 80th minute of the match. If Petrică Ţirpescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Petrică Ţirpescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unicorns ™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-6. In the 88th minute, AFC Nirosxn 08's Iurie Ghinescu seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Iurie Ghinescu the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AFC Nirosxn 08 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Iurie Ghinescu had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 89 played minutes AFC Nirosxn 08 got a freekick which was hit by Iurie Ghinescu. Petrică Ţirpescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eusebiu Iurașcu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Petrică Ţirpescu ran back to his position shaking his head.