U21 League

Balavanis ArenA
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. Marin Gavrilă started the match with the kick off. Emanuel Goiciu came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Tiberiu Vochin. But to his dismay, Tiberiu Vochin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 11 minutes into the game, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Matei Iorgu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuel Goiciu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Emanuel Goiciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiberiu Vochin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Matei Iorgu hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s zone, Marin Gavrilă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristinel Gabriel came out of the goal and Marin Gavrilă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manole Chiper charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manole Chiper the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd match minute, Balavanis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manole Chiper to maneuver through the defense. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Francisc Savu got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristinel Gabriel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horaţiu Vermeşan, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Cristinel Gabriel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Gavrilă in the 31st minute of the match. With a little luck, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Cristinel Gabriel got control of the ball when Valeriu Floroiu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Matei Iorgu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuel Goiciu. Balavanis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matei Iorgu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. When Matei Iorgu fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s protests and gave Matei Iorgu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matei Iorgu to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tiberiu Vochin was the one to do the kick off. Emanuel Goiciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matei Iorgu in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute of the match ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ got a corner. Balavanis's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Francisc Savu ran over to the corner to take the kick. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Balavanis's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Francisc Savu took the corner. In a very dangerous position, a player in Balavanis fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! Matei Iorgu kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Tiberiu Vochin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Emanuel Goiciu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A hard shot 83 in the game by Tiberiu Vochin from a close distance when the talented Emanuel Goiciu managed to make a qualified save. Balavanis's players were relieved. Emanuel Goiciu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tiberiu Vochin in the 87th minute. 90 minutes into the match, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Marin Gavrilă came free, but Cristinel Gabriel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silviu Barascu to maneuver through the defense.