U21 League

BaLiSt Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Paralia Athens's Mike Cai 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. FC BaLiSt's Iosif Panescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ke Zhou Yuan in the 3rd minute of play. After some careless play in the FC BaLiSt defense, Mike Cai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iosif Panescu. The FC BaLiSt fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iosif Panescu should have stopped the shot. The supporters of FC BaLiSt booed when Paralia Athens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mike Cai didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC BaLiSt's Iosif Panescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mike Cai in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, FC BaLiSt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gavril Cudalb to maneuver through the defense. Iosif Panescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mike Cai in the 16th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the game, Tiberiu Achim threw the ball into play from the sideline. Paralia Athens's Aron Nedelcea quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 23 minutes into the match, FC BaLiSt's goal looked a bit too open when Mike Cai came free, but Iosif Panescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th match minute, Paralia Athens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manole Muncelean to maneuver through the defense. Iosif Panescu came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Paralia Athens's Mike Cai. But to his dismay, Mike Cai quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Paralia Athens's Ke Zhou Yuan got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, Ke Zhou Yuan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iosif Panescu. FC BaLiSt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ke Zhou Yuan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. When Mike Cai came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Paralia Athens 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 Mike Cai couldn't finish the play. A collision led to FC BaLiSt getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Niculae Târcă hit a great ball. The FC BaLiSt players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Paralia Athens were winning 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emil Harhoiu to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th match minute, Paralia Athens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionuț Brânzeu to maneuver through the defense. After 59 played minutes Paralia Athens got a freekick which was hit by Ke Zhou Yuan. Virgil Olariu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Harhoiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When FC BaLiSt's Emil Harhoiu in 61 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Virgil Olariu guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. With 65 minutes on the clock, Agostinho Moura commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 66 played minutes Paralia Athens got a freekick which was hit by Agostinho Moura. Paralia Athens's Gürkan Akaydın was substituted for Ke Zhou Yuan. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Agostinho Moura got a free kick in the 67th minute. Niculae Târcă was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 68th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Virgil Olariu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Harhoiu in the 73rd minute of play. Virgil Olariu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavril Cudalb in the 76th minute of the match. Virgil Olariu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Dragușin, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 77th play minutes Emil Harhoiu shot 1-3, a short shot which went by Virgil Olariu and just under the crossbar into goal. Paralia Athens's Qiao Feng Sang was substituted for Mike Cai. FC BaLiSt made a substitution. Aron Constantiniu replaced Tiberiu Achim. Cosmin Dragu made in the 83rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Paralia Athens's Petru Văidianu. Qiao Feng Sang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iosif Panescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Traian Muscaș in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Virgil Olariu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Niculae Târcă kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. When the final whistle went the supporters of Paralia Athens were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant FC BaLiSt side.