U23 League

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Ni Gang Yi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ştefan Crețu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Filip Andrițoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute Niculae Brătescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wojtek Szczęsny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wojtek Szczęsny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iosif Bobeica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC BRADUL -MM- getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Costică Hârșu hit a great ball. F.C.BARLAD's Wojtek Szczęsny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niculae Brătescu in the 19th minute of play. Florin Aalexoaiei's late challenge caught a FC BRADUL -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florin Aalexoaiei helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd minute Silviu Văduvescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wojtek Szczęsny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wojtek Szczęsny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurențiu Vlădoiu in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ni Gang Yi in the 26th minute of play forced FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Filip Andrițoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Braulio Castel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wojtek Szczęsny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Bobeica in the 31st minute of the match. After some careless play in the F.C.BARLAD defense, Silviu Văduvescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wojtek Szczęsny. The F.C.BARLAD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wojtek Szczęsny should have stopped the shot. Silviu Văduvescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Wojtek Szczęsny tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the game, Silviu Văduvescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Wojtek Szczęsny was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 43 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Iosif Bobeica came free, but Wojtek Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Niculae Brătescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC BRADUL -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

FC BRADUL -MM- made a substitution. Cosmin Bungescu replaced Gavril Negulescu. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Silviu Văduvescu made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Iosif Bobeica came free, but Wojtek Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filip Andrițoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florin Aalexoaiei in the 57th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silviu Văduvescu in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wojtek Szczęsny saved F.C.BARLAD from getting behind. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Filip Andrițoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ni Gang Yi in the 61st minute of play. Wojtek Szczęsny made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Silviu Văduvescu sent off a good shot on target. Wojtek Szczęsny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silviu Văduvescu in the 65th minute of the match. Wojtek Szczęsny didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 68th minute, which inside left pole to 0-5. The crowd rose to their feet as FC BRADUL -MM-'s Silviu Văduvescu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wojtek Szczęsny. That made the score 0-6 after 72 minutes of play. Filip Andrițoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ni Gang Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. F.C.BARLAD's Wojtek Szczęsny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silviu Văduvescu in the 87th minute of play. If Braulio Castel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filip Andrițoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ni Gang Yi in the 94th minute of play. Laurențiu Vlădoiu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wojtek Szczęsny firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 98th minute of the match FC BRADUL -MM- got a corner. F.C.BARLAD's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vali Voinea ran over to the corner to take the kick. When the match was over FC BRADUL -MM- could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than F.C.BARLAD throughout the match.