U23 League

GROAPA CU LEI
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dorin Arșanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiang Zhi Ling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save BlueLionesse from getting a goal against them. In the 12th minute of the match, Virgil Vergulescu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jonas Hermansson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basarab Teleagă in the 17th minute of play. Valer Lobonț took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonas Hermansson. Jonas Hermansson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save BlueLionesse from getting a goal against them. Jonas Hermansson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Virgil Vergulescu went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 25th minute, Sebastian Mailat made a precise shot to the right of Dorin Arșanu. Rovine Craiova's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basarab Teleagă in the 29th minute of play. Jonas Hermansson was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Valer Lobonț capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valer Lobonț really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save BlueLionesse from getting a goal against them. Costică Ştefănescu kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jiang Zhi Ling to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Jiang Zhi Ling took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Dorin Arșanu to make any attempt to save it. When Manole Grozăvescu fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rovine Craiova's protests and gave Manole Grozăvescu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of BlueLionesse booed when Rovine Craiova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manole Grozăvescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, BlueLionesse's Yuan Xi Chao tried to score from far away in the 59th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 60 minutes into the game, Sebastian Mailat recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dorin Arșanu. Sebastian Mailat showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-3. In the 63rd minute, Emilian Stolnicu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basarab Teleagă in the 65th minute of play. After some careless play in the BlueLionesse defense, Basarab Teleagă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonas Hermansson. The BlueLionesse fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonas Hermansson should have stopped the shot. In the 77th minute of the match Rovine Craiova got a corner. BlueLionesse's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Virgil Vergulescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Valer Lobonț hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Virgil Vergulescu came free, but Jonas Hermansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sebastian Mailat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 89 played minutes Rovine Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Adam Vasiloiu. Rovine Craiova's Dorin Arșanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amedeo Melis in the 91st minute of play. After 93 minutes, Emilian Stolnicu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BlueLionesse and the Rovine Craiova players grew even worse after the yellow card. Emilian Stolnicu hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Rovine Craiova's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.