U21 League

Academia RIO
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ioan Oltean started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Academia Rio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iurie Mutu to maneuver through the defense. After 6 played minutes C Ａ R D I N Ａ L got a freekick which was hit by Tahsin Paksu. In the 20th minute Diego Armando Maradona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nechifor Epure saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nechifor Epure stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angelo Rage's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Academia Rio's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Rage came free, but Nechifor Epure reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Isias to maneuver through the defense. Diego Armando Maradona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Angelo Rage in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nechifor Epure prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 32 minutes, Angelo Rage made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Academia Rio's Nechifor Epure tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Diego Armando Maradona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Nechifor Epure tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 41 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by Horia Berceanu. In the 42nd minute, Diego Armando Maradona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nechifor Epure was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. When C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Diego Armando Maradona in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Academia Rio's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Armando Maradona got free with Nechifor Epure in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nechifor Epure was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Diego Armando Maradona capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Diego Armando Maradona really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. With his leg Nechifor Epure managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Edmund Przybyciel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 63 minutes into the game, Diego Armando Maradona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Nechifor Epure was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nechifor Epure stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Armando Maradona's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. In the 70th minute, Šako Grande hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ingvar Hellkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ioan Oltean in the 72nd minute of the match. When Marian Ozon fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Academia Rio's protests and gave Marian Ozon a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Academia Rio getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Marian Ozon hit a great ball. If Edmund Przybyciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diego Armando Maradona in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nechifor Epure prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Angelo Rage's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, Nechifor Epure skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Diego Armando Maradona came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Diego Armando Maradona couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diego Armando Maradona in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nechifor Epure prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Angelo Rage had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paul Cucu kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Angelo Rage succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 93rd playminute. When the final whistle sounded C Ａ R D I N Ａ L left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Academia Rio.