U21 League

Etihad Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Manchester City's Adrian Zăraşcu 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. A collision led to Manchester City getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Lamine Yamal hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Chiriloaie in the 3rd minute of play forced Manchester City's goalkeeper Manole Șeitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 minutes of play, ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s Steve Deckkers made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manole Șeitan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Manole Șeitan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristinel Andronescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lv Si Hao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Manchester City getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Valeriu Anastasiu hit a great ball. ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s Marcel Chiriță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Zăraşcu in the 30th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Steve Deckkers made a precise shot to the right of Manole Șeitan. Manchester City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 42nd minute Gabriel Chiriloaie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manole Șeitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gabriel Chiriloaie made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Manchester City's zone, Gabriel Chiriloaie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manole Șeitan came out of the goal and Gabriel Chiriloaie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s Lv Si Hao was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 59th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 64th minute, Manchester City's Nicu Balaban seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Nicu Balaban the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Manchester City protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Nicu Balaban had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 64th minute, Nicu Balaban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ion Cucerzan hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the game, Cristinel Andronescu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Manole Șeitan. Cristinel Andronescu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. Manole Șeitan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Steve Deckkers went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Manole Șeitan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Steve Deckkers's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Manole Șeitan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel Chiriloaie's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Manchester City's Manole Șeitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mădălin Bănățeanu in the 87th minute of play. After 91 minutes, Francisc Horațiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester City and the ASF BAIA MARE -MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Francisc Horațiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'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.