U23 League

Gheorghe Hagi Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Emilian Răduța made the kick off and thus started the match. Iacob Vătăşel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Ţiţeica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's attack was well implemented in the 9th minute, but when Virgil Cumpan was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. 13 minutes into the match, FC Buzău's goal looked a bit too open when Virgil Cumpan came free, but Alex Buzincu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Nae Amuguroancei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Buzincu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ionuț Petrea scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Buzincu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Isac Şoiman hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Iacob Vătăşel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ionuț Năsturel in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute of the match FC Buzău got a corner. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ionuț Năsturel ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to FC Buzău's George Ţiţeica getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After some careless play in the FC Buzău defense, Virgil Cumpan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alex Buzincu. The FC Buzău fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alex Buzincu should have stopped the shot. In the 32nd minute, George Ţiţeica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute of the match Gigel Hogaș shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alex Buzincu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Nae Amuguroancei got a free kick in the 36th minute. Iacob Vătăşel was a little too slow when Emilian Răduța got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 1-2. With a little luck, Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Iacob Vătăşel got control of the ball when George Ţiţeica tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Virgil Cumpan to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, FC Buzău's goalkeeper Alex Buzincu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Virgil Cumpan. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nae Amuguroancei in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Buzincu saved FC Buzău from getting behind. Virgil Cumpan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alex Buzincu came out and tried to block the shot, but Virgil Cumpan slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 63rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ionuț Petrea got free with Alex Buzincu in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Nae Amuguroancei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. George Ţiţeica fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iacob Vătăşel having to interfere. Alex Buzincu made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Virgil Cumpan sent off a good shot on target. 83 minutes into the match, FC Buzău's goal looked a bit too open when Costel Vieru came free, but Alex Buzincu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute Nae Amuguroancei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Buzincu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iacob Vătăşel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilian Răduța in the 86th minute of the match. The supporters of FC Buzău booed when Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Lobonț didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Nasta in the 90th minute of play forced Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's goalkeeper Iacob Vătăşel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iacob Vătăşel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilian Răduța in the 94th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.