U23 League

MIT Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) F.C.BARLAD's Ni Gang Yi 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. Braulio Castel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlad Anghel having to interfere. Leontin Iacobescu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Wojtek Szczęsny when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 13 minutes into the match, MIT's goal looked a bit too open when Ni Gang Yi came free, but Vlad Anghel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Leontin Iacobescu came free, but Wojtek Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Pablo Paz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C.BARLAD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MIT the free kick. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind MIT's goalkeeper Vlad Anghel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 23rd minute F.C.BARLAD were awarded a corner. Dumitru Surdu went to the cornerflag to take it. F.C.BARLAD's Dumitru Surdu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Vlad Anghel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 25th match minute, MIT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Teodor to maneuver through the defense. 29 minutes into the match, Calistrat Bucuță notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of MIT's Vlad Anghel. Vlad Anghel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Ni Gang Yi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Ni Gang Yi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vlad Anghel was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Vlad Anghel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ni Gang Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. F.C.BARLAD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 44th minute, when Leontin Iacobescu scored to the left of an out of position Wojtek Szczęsny, making the score, 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leontin Iacobescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. János Csongrádi hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Wojtek Szczęsny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Ciolacu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the match, Leontin Iacobescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wojtek Szczęsny. F.C.BARLAD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leontin Iacobescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Braulio Castel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vlad Anghel came out and tried to block the shot, but Braulio Castel slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 58th minute. Tiberiu Pitiș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Ni Gang Yi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, MIT's Vlad Anghel got control of the ball when Ni Gang Yi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 77th minute Liviu Ciolacu 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. Thanks to some nice moves Ni Gang Yi could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Vlad Anghel however easily saved by the left post. 81 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Leontin Iacobescu came free, but Wojtek Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Marcu Voitiş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, F.C.BARLAD's Dumitru Surdu got a free kick in the 86th minute. Vlad Anghel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florin Aalexoaiei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 minutes, Leontin Iacobescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MIT and the F.C.BARLAD players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to MIT getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Leontin Iacobescu hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ni Gang Yi got free with Vlad Anghel in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ni Gang Yi got free with Vlad Anghel in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ni Gang Yi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Vlad Anghel made a huge save. F.C.BARLAD were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.