U21 League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Iosif Doicaru kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Petru Tărău made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matei Boldișor was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Petru Tărău in the 5th minute of play forced Rasnita's goalkeeper Matei Boldișor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of A4p FC Gad booed when Rasnita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurențiu Brad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ion Bianu hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Codrin Dragalina hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, Iosif Doicaru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Olimpiu Târlea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Petre in the 22nd minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Olimpiu Târlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olimpiu Târlea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Doicaru in the 24th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Codrin Dragalina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Rasnita's goalkeeper Matei Boldișor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Petru Tărău reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Matei Boldișor. The goal made the score 2-1. A4p FC Gad's Olimpiu Târlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matei Dacian in the 35th minute of play. Olimpiu Târlea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Doicaru in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Rasnita's goal looked a bit too open when Codrin Dragalina came free, but Matei Boldișor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olimpiu Târlea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augustin Tănăsie in the 38th minute of play. Niculae Boltașu charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niculae Boltașu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Niculae Boltașu hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Olimpiu Târlea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Petre went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Petru Tărău was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 55 minutes, Petru Tărău managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A4p FC Gad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Petru Tărău was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With an all-out effort, Rasnita's Olimpiu Târlea threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Iosif Doicaru, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 60th minute Iosif Doicaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olimpiu Târlea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rasnita's Matei Boldișor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petru Tărău in the 66th minute of play. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Matei Filipoiu replaced Petru Tărău. Codrin Dragalina hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Olimpiu Târlea was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adrian Petre showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 78 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Petre got free with Olimpiu Târlea in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd minute, Matei Filipoiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matei Dacian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olimpiu Târlea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matei Dacian in the 86th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Liviu Halipa got a free kick in the 88th minute. Iosif Doicaru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Olimpiu Târlea made a huge save. The supporters of Rasnita booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Grigoroiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rasnita's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.