U21 League

Diadema FC
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabian Verzea started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Hope AFC's Petruț Aursulesei got a free kick in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panait Dănescu in the 8th minute of play forced Hope AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Gelu Săvescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Hâjdău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valentin Hâjdău took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Arapașu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sabin Strugure received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Valentin Hâjdău tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabian Verzea in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Valentin Hâjdău, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Valentin Hâjdău made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Verzea in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Hope AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Panait Dănescu. Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Verzea in the 26th minute of play. Valentin Hâjdău made an important save on a dangerous shot by Panait Dănescu in the 30th minute. After 33 played minutes Hope AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ciprian Fărcășan. When Fabian Verzea came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the -BZF- Fc Gheraseni fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fabian Verzea couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău got control of the ball when Fabian Verzea tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 38th minute, Hope AFC's Ciprian Fărcășan seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ciprian Fărcășan the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Hope AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ciprian Fărcășan had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 42nd minute Panait Dănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Hâjdău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valentin Hâjdău took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Verzea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 44 played minutes Hope AFC got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Barbu. 45 minutes into the match, Hope AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Panait Dănescu came free, but Valentin Hâjdău reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Verzea in the 53rd minute of play forced Hope AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Hâjdău didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Panait Dănescu went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 59th match minute, Hope AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petruț Aursulesei to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Hope AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Verzea came free, but Valentin Hâjdău reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Fabian Verzea came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the -BZF- Fc Gheraseni fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fabian Verzea couldn't finish the play. Valentin Hâjdău showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Verzea in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabin Strugure in the 67th minute of play forced Hope AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Fabian Verzea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The -BZF- Fc Gheraseni fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. If Damian Arapașu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Hâjdău didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabian Verzea went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. 79 minutes into the match, Hope AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Verzea came free, but Valentin Hâjdău reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Panait Dănescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valentin Hâjdău was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Valentin Hâjdău showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Verzea, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute Fabian Verzea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Hâjdău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petruț Aursulesei kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Fabian Verzea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 94th minute, Petruț Aursulesei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 97 played minutes, -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's Damian Arapașu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău 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 -BZF- Fc Gheraseni reached it. There was no doubt that -BZF- Fc Gheraseni were the better team. -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.