U18 League

CHAMPIONS STADIUM
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Manuel Bojonca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costică Perșa in the 4th minute of play. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Manuel Bojonca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cazimir Zăraşcu in the 5th minute of play. After a rather tough play, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Ion Lupoaia got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 8th match minute, Champions Iasi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costică Perșa to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute, George Vâlcu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Champions Iasi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Champions Iasi's Edgar Tarcu got a free kick in the 17th minute. Aurelian Savin's late challenge caught a Champions Iasi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aurelian Savin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, LIVIUS UNITED MLS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelian Savin to maneuver through the defense. Cazimir Zăraşcu's late challenge caught a LIVIUS UNITED MLS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cazimir Zăraşcu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Champions Iasi's Cazimir Zăraşcu got a free kick in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelian Savin came free, but Sergiu Angheluță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduard Ghișe's late challenge caught a LIVIUS UNITED MLS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eduard Ghișe helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aron Milcoveanu in the 26th minute of play forced Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Sergiu Angheluță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Costică Perșa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Bojonca having to interfere. Aron Milcoveanu succeeded in the game's 34th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Aron Milcoveanu took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sergiu Angheluță. Sergiu Angheluță dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Manuel Bojonca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costică Perșa in the 43rd minute of the match. Manuel Bojonca made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Vâlcu in the 46th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cazimir Zăraşcu in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Bojonca saved LIVIUS UNITED MLS from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aron Milcoveanu to make the kick off. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Manuel Bojonca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Vâlcu in the 52nd minute of play. The supporters of Champions Iasi booed when LIVIUS UNITED MLS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doru Zbârciog didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Bojonca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Tarcu in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Champions Iasi booed when LIVIUS UNITED MLS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doru Zbârciog didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, George Vâlcu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Bojonca. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that George Vâlcu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 64 minutes into the game, George Vâlcu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Manuel Bojonca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the LIVIUS UNITED MLS defense, Cazimir Zăraşcu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manuel Bojonca. The LIVIUS UNITED MLS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manuel Bojonca should have stopped the shot. 78 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Sergiu Angheluță had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gigi Trifănucă. After taking down the ball on LIVIUS UNITED MLS's corner Cornel Levința fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sergiu Angheluță quite easily take care of the ball. In the 84th minute, George Vâlcu made a precise shot to the right of Manuel Bojonca. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. In the 89th minute, Aurelian Savin 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Vâlcu in the 91st minute of play forced LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goalkeeper Manuel Bojonca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Champions Iasi had won after a very even match.