U23 League

Hunting Field
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) ABK Black Warriors73's Kaplan Damjanović started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaplan Damjanović in the 5th minute of play forced GoalHunters's goalkeeper Daniel Jienescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaplan Damjanović in the 7th minute of play forced GoalHunters's goalkeeper Daniel Jienescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ABK Black Warriors73's Waldir Gaúcho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panait Vişoiu in the 9th minute of play. After 10 minutes ABK Black Warriors73's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vintilă Vâtcu who took care of the corner kick. Vintilă Vâtcu made in the 12th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Octav Stoicescu however managed to control. When GoalHunters's Panait Vişoiu, in the 13th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for GoalHunters. Victor Rădescu charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victor Rădescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Victor Rădescu kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. The long shot by Vintilă Vâtcu in the 16th minute really tested Waldir Gaúcho's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Victor Rădescu got his second yellow card in the match during the 20th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 21st match minute, ABK Black Warriors73 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Rădescu to maneuver through the defense. Waldir Gaúcho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radomil Gotfryd, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The corner led GoalHunters's Vintilă Vâtcu to fire away a dangerous shot which Waldir Gaúcho despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Daniel Jienescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaplan Damjanović in the 28th minute of play. Daniel Jienescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaplan Damjanović in the 30th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Panait Vişoiu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Waldir Gaúcho, passed just outside the right post. After 42 played minutes ABK Black Warriors73 got a freekick which was hit by Gavril Bîndean. 43 minutes into the match, ABK Black Warriors73's goalkeeper Waldir Gaúcho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Călin Pătrășconiu. A collision led to ABK Black Warriors73 getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Kaplan Damjanović hit a great ball. Waldir Gaúcho was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Panait Vişoiu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Panait Vişoiu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Călin Pătrășconiu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of GoalHunters booed when ABK Black Warriors73 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Hristea didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 54 played minutes, GoalHunters's Vintilă Vâtcu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Waldir Gaúcho 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 GoalHunters reached it. Waldir Gaúcho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Călin Pătrășconiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, Pavel Hristea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the match, GoalHunters's Panait Vişoiu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Waldir Gaúcho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Călin Pătrășconiu in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Waldir Gaúcho saved ABK Black Warriors73 from getting behind. GoalHunters's Panait Vişoiu got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pavel Hristea kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Vintilă Vâtcu, 69 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. After a defensive mix-up in ABK Black Warriors73's zone, Panait Vişoiu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Waldir Gaúcho came out of the goal and Panait Vişoiu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 84 minutes into the match, Călin Pătrășconiu notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of ABK Black Warriors73's Waldir Gaúcho. Waldir Gaúcho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the ABK Black Warriors73 defense, Călin Pătrășconiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Waldir Gaúcho. The ABK Black Warriors73 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Waldir Gaúcho should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Octav Stoicescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldir Gaúcho was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. ABK Black Warriors73's Waldir Gaúcho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Călin Pătrășconiu in the 93rd minute of play. ABK Black Warriors73's Waldir Gaúcho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panait Vişoiu in the 95th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, ABK Black Warriors73's goal looked a bit too open when Călin Pătrășconiu came free, but Waldir Gaúcho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GoalHunters were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ABK Black Warriors73 for a fine match.