U21 League

R Park
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ionică Alb got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Pavel Bâru ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicodim Arghirescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. With a little luck, Carpathian Wolves's Nicodim Arghirescu got control of the ball when Dorin Mereuță tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, Dorin Mereuță was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Armada's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Carpathian Wolves the free kick. A collision led to Armada getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Dorin Mereuță hit a great ball. A collision led to Armada getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Toader Răducanu hit a great ball. Nicodim Arghirescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionuț Rucăreanu in the 20th minute of the match. Armada's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pavel Bâru in the 21st minute. The corner ended in Pavel Bâru almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Carpathian Wolves's Nicodim Arghirescu did a great save. Nicodim Arghirescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavel Bâru in the 22nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pavel Bâru got free with Nicodim Arghirescu in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nicodim Arghirescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pavel Bâru in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute of the match, Dorin Mereuță tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nicodim Arghirescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Armada's Sergiu Rădescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nichifor Ogică in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute of the match, Pavel Bâru got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nicodim Arghirescu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Mereuță in the 29th minute of play forced Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Nicodim Arghirescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicodim Arghirescu made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Ionuț Rucăreanu sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tiberiu Bojin got free with Nicodim Arghirescu in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 43rd match minute, Armada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrei Cozaru to maneuver through the defense. Nicu Steriopol, 44 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 46th minute of the match, Pavel Bâru got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nicodim Arghirescu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post.

Nicodim Arghirescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Bâru, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Nicodim Arghirescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Bâru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute Pavel Bâru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicodim Arghirescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiberiu Bojin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicodim Arghirescu having to interfere. Nicodim Arghirescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodor Cimpoieru, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Bâru in the 59th minute of play forced Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Nicodim Arghirescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Carpathian Wolves's Roger Duggan got a free kick in the 60th minute. When Teodor Cimpoieru fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Armada's protests and gave Teodor Cimpoieru a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Carpathian Wolves booed when Armada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodor Cimpoieru didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Armada's zone, Ionică Alb stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergiu Rădescu came out of the goal and Ionică Alb tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Dorin Mereuță was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 67 minutes had been played. After some careless play in the Carpathian Wolves defense, Ionuț Rucăreanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicodim Arghirescu. The Carpathian Wolves fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicodim Arghirescu should have stopped the shot. Nicodim Arghirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodor Cimpoieru in the 74th minute of play. Nicodim Arghirescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionuț Rucăreanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicodim Arghirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodor Cimpoieru in the 77th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pavel Bâru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicodim Arghirescu was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, Carpathian Wolves's goal looked a bit too open when Ionuț Rucăreanu came free, but Nicodim Arghirescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger Duggan kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After 82 played minutes, Armada's Pavel Bâru shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nicodim Arghirescu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Armada reached it. Armada's Sergiu Rădescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Armada from getting a goal against them. Pavel Bâru struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Nicodim Arghirescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Armada. Ionuț Rucăreanu took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicodim Arghirescu. Nicodim Arghirescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 96 minutes into the match, Carpathian Wolves's goal looked a bit too open when Pavel Bâru came free, but Nicodim Arghirescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armada's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.