U21 League

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Alexandria Team08's Adam Butnaru 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. Fabian Isăcescu came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Rasnita's Iosif Doicaru. But to his dismay, Iosif Doicaru quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Fabian Isăcescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Doicaru in the 23rd minute of play. Fabian Isăcescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Pârcălab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Alexandria Team08's Adam Butnaru dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. 34 minutes into the match, Rasnita's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Butnaru came free, but Matei Boldișor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iosif Doicaru kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th match minute, Rasnita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matei Dacian to maneuver through the defense. Adam Butnaru charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adam Butnaru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Rasnita booed when Alexandria Team08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Butnaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabian Isăcescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matei Dacian in the 41st minute of the match. 44 minutes into the game, Bogdan Goma cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Matei Boldișor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iosif Doicaru stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Alexandria Team08's Fabian Isăcescu got control of the ball when Iosif Doicaru tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fabian Isăcescu made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Augustin Tănăsie sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Rasnita booed when Alexandria Team08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Balint didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Drăghici in the 59th minute of play forced Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Fabian Isăcescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, Alexandria Team08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiberiu Iuga to maneuver through the defense. After 64 minutes of play, Alexandria Team08's Adam Butnaru made it 3-1 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! Adam Butnaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matei Boldișor having to interfere. Alexandria Team08's Fabian Isăcescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matei Dacian in the 74th minute of play. Adam Butnaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matei Boldișor having to interfere. In the 79th match minute, Rasnita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurențiu Brad to maneuver through the defense. Matei Boldișor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Butnaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Adrian Spirea 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. In the 83rd 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Bogdan Goma managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alexandria Team08's supporters rose to their feet, but Bogdan Goma was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matei Boldișor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Rasnita booed when Alexandria Team08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Butnaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 93 minutes, Bogdan Goma mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alexandria Team08 and the Rasnita players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Bogdan Goma got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Alexandria Team08 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rasnita for a fine match.