U23 League

Láposbánya
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Iordache Hirean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 5 played minutes Minerul Baita -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Bolo Miner. Dudu Georgescu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marcos-Evangelista Didarov firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 14th minute Cao Yi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordache Hirean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cornel Pantelimon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the match, Cao Yi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iordache Hirean. Minerul Baita -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cao Yi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Codruț Podgoreanu's late challenge caught a DINAMO PLOIESTI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Codruț Podgoreanu helped the player get up and apologised. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Iordache Hirean played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Alibert in the 36th minute of play. After 37 played minutes Minerul Baita -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Dan Bogdan. 37 minutes into the match, Minerul Baita -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Cao Yi came free, but Iordache Hirean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iordache Hirean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihai Hoancă, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The audience was convinced that Mihai Hoancă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iordache Hirean was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game.

The wind increased when Dudu Georgescu made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cao Yi in the 50th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iordache Hirean prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cornel Pantelimon hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denis Alibert got free with Iordache Hirean in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When DINAMO PLOIESTI's Denis Alibert in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Minerul Baita -MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. 64 minutes into the game, Cédric Payen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codruț Podgoreanu in the 67th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denis Alibert got free with Iordache Hirean in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 79 played minutes DINAMO PLOIESTI got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Moura. In the 81st match minute, DINAMO PLOIESTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Moura to maneuver through the defense. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogi Miner in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Mihai Hoancă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DINAMO PLOIESTI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. After 90 played minutes DINAMO PLOIESTI got a freekick which was hit by Șerban Mergea. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.