U21 League

Balavanis ArenA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marin Gavrilă took the kick off in the first half of the match. Horaţiu Tinu struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Emanuel Goiciu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventus PTM. In the 12th minute Ivan Şumălan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Goiciu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciprian Sângeorzan hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. When Juventus PTM's Ivan Şumălan in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Balavanis's goalie prevented a goal. Mugurel Apostolescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Virgil Lixandru made a huge save. Cornel Bourceanu struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Emanuel Goiciu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventus PTM. Emanuel Goiciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Şumălan, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Codrin Tilea kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the game, Balavanis's Mugurel Apostolescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Virgil Lixandru made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ivan Şumălan to make the kick off. During the 55th minute of the match Ciprian Sângeorzan completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ciprian Sângeorzan a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Balavanis's Ciprian Sângeorzan got a free kick in the 55th minute. Virgil Lixandru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Vermeşan in the 62nd minute of the match. Cornel Bourceanu hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After having played for 69 minutes, Horaţiu Vermeşan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balavanis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Horaţiu Vermeşan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marin Gavrilă hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mugurel Apostolescu in the 73rd minute of play forced Juventus PTM's goalkeeper Virgil Lixandru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, Juventus PTM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornel Bourceanu to maneuver through the defense. Virgil Lixandru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mugurel Apostolescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marin Gavrilă charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marin Gavrilă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Balavanis booed when Juventus PTM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Hosu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute Horaţiu Vermeşan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgil Lixandru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Balavanis's Horaţiu Vermeşan got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Virgil Lixandru didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Balavanis's Horaţiu Vermeşan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Virgil Lixandru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horaţiu Vermeşan in the 97th minute of play.