U23 League

Luctor & Emergo
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. George Pãduret started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Dadu in the 4th minute of play forced Ad Fundum's goalkeeper Franky Gallot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Mircea Dadu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Truseni's supporters rose to their feet, but Mircea Dadu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franky Gallot breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anibal Aritza made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Jorre Jespers sent off a good shot on target. George Pãduret received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Franky Gallot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Franky Gallot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mircea Dadu, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Ad Fundum's Franky Gallot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mircea Dadu in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th match minute, Ad Fundum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corneel Van Caels to maneuver through the defense. After 30 played minutes, FC Truseni's Tudor Buga shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Franky Gallot 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 FC Truseni reached it. Franky Gallot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of George Pãduret's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-1 when George Pãduret sped through Ad Fundum's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Franky Gallot. In the 36th minute Tudor Cobzar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franky Gallot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tudor Cobzar in the 39th minute of play forced Ad Fundum's goalkeeper Franky Gallot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franky Gallot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugen Tabãrã, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 41 minutes into the match, Ad Fundum's goal looked a bit too open when Eugen Tabãrã came free, but Franky Gallot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franky Gallot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tudor Cobzar in the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute Mircea Dadu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franky Gallot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arno Maerschalks in the 48th minute of play forced FC Truseni's goalkeeper Anibal Aritza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half FC Truseni were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marek Kustermans stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, FC Truseni's goal looked a bit too open when Marek Kustermans came free, but Anibal Aritza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Mircea Dadu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Franky Gallot. The goal made the score 0-2. Franky Gallot was a little too slow when Tudor Cobzar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-3. After 66 minutes, Sandu Perju mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Truseni and the Ad Fundum players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC Truseni getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Sandu Perju hit a great ball. Franky Gallot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iosif Creangã, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Tudor Cobzar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franky Gallot having to interfere. Franky Gallot made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Iosif Creangã sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th minute, Iosif Creangã reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Franky Gallot. The goal made the score 0-4. Franky Gallot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iosif Creangã, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Vadim Speianu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anibal Aritza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorre Jespers in the 84th minute of play. In the 93rd match minute, Ad Fundum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wim Van Huele to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded FC Truseni left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ad Fundum.