U23 League

MASTERBET FC
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gong Zhi Peng kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Armada's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Zhi Peng came free, but Cristi Miheș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, MasterBets's Corneliu Zogreanu got a free kick in the 8th minute. Gigel Zăvoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kylian Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 13th minute, Kylian Henry ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gigel Zăvoiu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liviu Buceceanu in the 16th minute of play. Gong Zhi Peng blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristi Miheș having to make a save. After having played for 23 minutes, Gong Zhi Peng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MasterBets's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gong Zhi Peng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Armada's Tião Beckenbauer got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute Gong Zhi Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristi Miheș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iosif Şiman in the 31st minute of play forced MasterBets's goalkeeper Gigel Zăvoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristi Miheș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Zhi Peng, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. MasterBets's Francis Coppola was substituted for Gong Zhi Peng. Cristi Miheș made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Francis Coppola sent off a good shot on target. Armada's Cristi Miheș proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Armada from getting a goal against them. MasterBets's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Francis Coppola in the 42nd minute. George Paulică made a great header on MasterBets's corner, it was just that Armada's Cristi Miheș managed to reach the ball for a save. Cristi Miheș was a little too slow when George Paulică got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 1-2. Gigel Zăvoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Buceceanu in the 45th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Kylian Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Zăvoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The MasterBets players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Armada were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Liviu Buceceanu made the kick off in the second half. Gigel Zăvoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kylian Henry in the 50th minute of play. Iosif Şiman received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gigel Zăvoiu came out and tried to block the shot, but Iosif Şiman slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 52nd minute. Gigel Zăvoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kylian Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Cristi Miheș took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francis Coppola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francis Coppola took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristi Miheș. Cristi Miheș dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. 66 minutes into the match, Liviu Buceceanu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gigel Zăvoiu, 2-4. MasterBets made a substitution. Gabriel Cezariu replaced Dorel Isăcescu. Armada made a substitution. Edgar Șeicaru replaced Ma Feng Sen. Armada made a substitution. Elder Godoi replaced Sun Xiong. Gigel Zăvoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kylian Henry in the 73rd minute of play. Armada's Cristi Miheș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francis Coppola in the 77th minute of play. Gigel Zăvoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kylian Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Robert Aurelianu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of MasterBets booed when Armada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Bitănescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Iosif Şiman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gigel Zăvoiu was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. 90 minutes into the game, Liviu Buceceanu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gigel Zăvoiu. Liviu Buceceanu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-6. Elder Godoi made in the 93rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by MasterBets's Gabriel Cezariu. A collision led to MasterBets getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Gabriel Cezariu hit a great ball. Armada's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.