U23 League

Lucasz&Matthews C.
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s Ilie Balaci 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. When Danny Kobra fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kobra TEAM's protests and gave Danny Kobra a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Kobra TEAM's Danny Kobra got a free kick in the 9th minute. Junior Kobra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilie Balaci, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The supporters of F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta- booed when Kobra TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Breckenfeld didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Balaci in the 12th minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper Junior Kobra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Kobra TEAM's Junior Kobra got control of the ball when Ilie Balaci tried to sneak it across the goal line. Junior Kobra was a little too slow when Vintilă Arieșan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. Kobra TEAM's Junior Kobra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doru Cârju in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Mihai Nicolaescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute Ilie Balaci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Junior Kobra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petru Hristea kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Marius Miclovan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Aurel Opincaru's late challenge caught a F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aurel Opincaru helped the player get up and apologised. After 37 minutes of play, F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s Ilie Balaci made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Junior Kobra was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Balaci in the 40th minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper Junior Kobra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kobra TEAM's Junior Kobra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Kobra TEAM from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Vintilă Arieșan took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Junior Kobra to make any attempt to save it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Junior Kobra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Balaci in the 53rd minute of play. Virgil Crăciun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danny Kobra in the 55th minute. Kobra TEAM's Cazimir Botescu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Virgil Crăciun in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cazimir Botescu had several of the F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 56 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-1 score and a disappointed Virgil Crăciun as he didn't even see the shot coming. Cristian Ozon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute Vintilă Arieșan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Junior Kobra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 69 minutes, Cristian Ozon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kobra TEAM and the F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta- players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Kobra TEAM getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Cristian Ozon hit a great ball. In the 70th minute of the match Marius Miclovan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Junior Kobra showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Horaţiu Miclescu fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s protests and gave Horaţiu Miclescu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th minute, Horaţiu Miclescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute Vintilă Arieșan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Junior Kobra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Danny Kobra could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Virgil Crăciun however easily saved by the left post. In the 90th minute, Ilie Balaci ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Junior Kobra was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. Mihai Nicolaescu hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Balaci in the 94th minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper Junior Kobra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Kobra TEAM's Cazimir Botescu got a free kick in the 95th minute. F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.