U21 League

Ciufulici Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Marius Măgură started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rdth minute of the game Marius Măgură who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC ciufulici's Cezar Barboni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cezar Barboni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugurel Bărăian in the 6th minute of the match. Marius Măgură received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Cezar Barboni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC ciufulici's Codrin Grecea managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mugurel Bărăian in the 13 minute of the game. Emanuel Giurcă was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Ionică Burtea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ionică Burtea really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Emanuel Giurcă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrei Joita in the 18th minute of play. FC ciufulici's Cezar Barboni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Șerban Nanu in the 22nd minute of play. When Mugurel Bărăian fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Fanaticii's protests and gave Mugurel Bărăian a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th minute, Mugurel Bărăian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olimpiu Panait blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cezar Barboni having to make a save. In the 42nd minute Olimpiu Panait shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cezar Barboni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuel Giurcă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrei Joita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cezar Barboni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Șerban Nanu in the 45th minute of play. Emanuel Giurcă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrei Joita in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrei Joita made a kick off. FC Fanaticii's Șerban Nanu got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olimpiu Panait received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Cezar Barboni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Șerban Nanu hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Șerban Nanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cezar Barboni having to make a save. After having played for 69 minutes, Olimpiu Panait managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Fanaticii's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olimpiu Panait was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, FC ciufulici's Toader Corocăescu got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 74th match minute, FC Fanaticii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantin Mareș to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the game, Șerban Nanu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cezar Barboni. Șerban Nanu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. In the 80th match minute, FC ciufulici was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Tremurici to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Giurcă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrei Joita in the 82nd minute of play. With a little luck, FC ciufulici's Cezar Barboni got control of the ball when Olimpiu Panait tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emanuel Giurcă stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ionică Burtea's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.