U23 League

Berca Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Emilian Ciprian made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrian Almăgean during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 6th match minute, -BZF- Petrolul Berca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Almăgean to maneuver through the defense. 11 minutes into the match, Carpathians's goal looked a bit too open when Emilian Ciprian came free, but Basarab Pârcălab reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of -BZF- Petrolul Berca booed when Carpathians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Santana didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Carpathians's goal looked a bit too open when Emilian Ciprian came free, but Basarab Pârcălab reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Carpathians's goalkeeper Basarab Pârcălab had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emilian Ciprian. After 17 played minutes Carpathians got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Santana. Basarab Pârcălab made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Eliodor Birișu sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes into the match, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Gotti came free, but Nistor Arjoca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nistor Arjoca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Big Blond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robert Zbughină hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After 27 played minutes -BZF- Petrolul Berca got a freekick which was hit by Isac Baldovin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristi Goiceanu in the 28th minute of play forced -BZF- Petrolul Berca's goalkeeper Nistor Arjoca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mihai Opriș in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Basarab Pârcălab prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to -BZF- Petrolul Berca getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Petre Zăvoianu hit a great ball. Cristi Goiceanu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nistor Arjoca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. After 34 minutes of play, Carpathians's Carlos Santana made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nistor Arjoca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Basarab Pârcălab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilian Ciprian, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute, Carlos Santana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nistor Arjoca was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Nistor Arjoca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stelian Panaitoiu in the 43rd minute of play. Nistor Arjoca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Gotti in the 45th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Gotti came free, but Nistor Arjoca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Stelian Panaitoiu made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Bruno Gotti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carpathians fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Adrian Almăgean kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Carpathians made a substitution. Silviu Drăgoescu replaced Cristi Goiceanu. Nistor Arjoca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stelian Panaitoiu in the 57th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the game, Samuel Iztal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Nistor Arjoca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Iztal in the 65th minute of play forced -BZF- Petrolul Berca's goalkeeper Nistor Arjoca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bruno Gotti received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nistor Arjoca came out and tried to block the shot, but Bruno Gotti slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Iztal in the 77th minute of play forced -BZF- Petrolul Berca's goalkeeper Nistor Arjoca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th match minute, -BZF- Petrolul Berca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isac Baldovin to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Carmen Johannis 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. Nistor Arjoca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Bruno Gotti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nistor Arjoca. -BZF- Petrolul Berca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bruno Gotti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Nistor Arjoca was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Big Blond showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 89 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Bruno Gotti kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nistor Arjoca. That made the score 0-8 in the 96 minute of play. Carpathians's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.