U21 League

Dino Park Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Claudiu Popescu started the match with the kick off. Gavril Burnei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Popescu in the 3rd minute of play. Gavril Burnei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugur Aldulea, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After some careless play in the FC Lutanu defense, Claudiu Popescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gavril Burnei. The FC Lutanu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gavril Burnei should have stopped the shot. Gavril Burnei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugur Aldulea, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When Stoicii's Claudiu Popescu in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Lutanu's goalie prevented a goal. Gavril Burnei came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Stoicii's Mugur Aldulea. But to his dismay, Mugur Aldulea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. When Stoicii's Mugur Aldulea in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Lutanu's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudiu Popescu in the 32nd minute of play forced FC Lutanu's goalkeeper Gavril Burnei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Claudiu Popescu 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 Mugur Aldulea in the 37th minute of play forced FC Lutanu's goalkeeper Gavril Burnei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gavril Burnei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mugur Aldulea's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Olimpiu Oncescu made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Doru Pencu sent off a good shot on target. 0-3 became the score in the 46th minute when Claudiu Popescu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Doru Pencu to strike the kick off in the second half. Gavril Burnei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudiu Popescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the match, FC Lutanu's goalkeeper Gavril Burnei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mugur Aldulea. Gavril Burnei was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Claudiu Popescu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 57 minute of play. Mugur Aldulea's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Gavril Burnei skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mugur Aldulea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavril Burnei having to interfere. After 70 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Lutanu! 71 minutes into the game, Sever Hreapcă was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Lutanu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stoicii the free kick. In the 71st minute, Sever Hreapcă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute of the match Mugur Aldulea shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gavril Burnei showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 75th minute Claudiu Popescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavril Burnei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Claudiu Popescu sped through FC Lutanu's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gavril Burnei. Claudiu Popescu did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-7 to the left of a surprised Gavril Burnei 86 minutes into the match. Mugur Aldulea took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gavril Burnei. Gavril Burnei dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. Mugur Aldulea who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Gavril Burnei when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Claudiu Popescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gavril Burnei read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, FC Lutanu's goal looked a bit too open when Claudiu Popescu came free, but Gavril Burnei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Claudiu Popescu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gavril Burnei. That made the score 0-9 in the 98 minute of play. When the match was over Stoicii could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Lutanu throughout the match.