U23 League

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Amânaloae started the match with the kick off. Stiinta-Univ.'s Manuel Burdujan got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Silviu Lung showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Goma in the 5th minute of the match. Alexandria Team08's Bogdan Goma got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Amânaloae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Silviu Lung made a huge save. Laurențiu Popescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Burdujan in the 13th minute of the match. Laurențiu Popescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manuel Burdujan's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 20th minute, Manuel Amânaloae got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Manuel Amânaloae blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silviu Lung having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Burdujan in the 24th minute of play forced Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Laurențiu Popescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Stiinta-Univ.'s Silviu Lung got control of the ball when Manuel Amânaloae tried to sneak it across the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Stiinta-Univ.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Goma came free, but Silviu Lung reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Burdujan in the 30th minute of play forced Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Laurențiu Popescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st match minute, Stiinta-Univ. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Irinel Itoafă to maneuver through the defense. Alexandria Team08's Laurențiu Popescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horaţiu Corduneanu in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute Irinel Itoafă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Popescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Stiinta-Univ.'s goalkeeper Silviu Lung, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Amânaloae got free with Silviu Lung in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 45 minutes, Irinel Itoafă mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stiinta-Univ. and the Alexandria Team08 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Stiinta-Univ.'s Irinel Itoafă got a free kick in the 46th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Horaţiu Corduneanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Adrian Spirea charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrian Spirea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Stiinta-Univ. booed when Alexandria Team08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Spirea didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the game, Manuel Amânaloae cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Silviu Lung was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 67 minutes into the game, Manuel Amânaloae cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Silviu Lung was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Manuel Amânaloae got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Laurențiu Popescu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Horaţiu Corduneanu. At last the ball reached Albert Balint at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Stiinta-Univ.. 3-0. 3-1 became the score in the 84th minute when Manuel Burdujan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 86 played minutes Stiinta-Univ. got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Burdujan. 87 minutes into the match, Stiinta-Univ.'s goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Amânaloae came free, but Silviu Lung reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stiinta-Univ.'s Irinel Itoafă got his second yellow card of the match in the 96th minute. The referee ordered Irinel Itoafă off the ground. Stiinta-Univ.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.