U23 League

Football Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) AFC Nirosxn 08's Costel Saşca 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. Dumitru Nedelciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costel Saşca, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Baniu in the 4th minute of play forced FC Liverpool YnWa's goalkeeper Dumitru Nedelciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Lucian Ipate managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Liverpool YnWa's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucian Ipate was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nistor Zamfir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The AFC Nirosxn 08 fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when AFC Nirosxn 08's Ivan Baniu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 19 minutes into the match, Costel Saşca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dumitru Nedelciu. FC Liverpool YnWa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Costel Saşca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Nistor Zamfir made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Alexandru Anton sent off a good shot on target. George Hulubei charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed George Hulubei the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 25 played minutes FC Liverpool YnWa got a freekick which was hit by George Hulubei. Dumitru Nedelciu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Baniu went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Ivan Baniu sped through FC Liverpool YnWa's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dumitru Nedelciu. After a defensive mix-up in FC Liverpool YnWa's zone, Ivan Baniu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dumitru Nedelciu came out of the goal and Ivan Baniu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AFC Nirosxn 08's Ivan Baniu got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Ionuț Șipoș hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 37 minutes, Ivan Baniu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Nirosxn 08's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivan Baniu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 39 minutes, Ivan Baniu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Nirosxn 08's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivan Baniu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 40 minutes, Costel Saşca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Nirosxn 08's supporters crossed their fingers, but Costel Saşca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 42ndth minute of the game Costel Saşca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Liverpool YnWa's Dumitru Nedelciu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Isac Popescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC Nirosxn 08's supporters rose to their feet, but Isac Popescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dumitru Nedelciu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute, one of FC Liverpool YnWa:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Liverpool YnWa. Dumitru Nedelciu had in the 47thth minute some difficulties stopping Nicu Bălțăteanu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 48 minutes FC Liverpool YnWa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nicu Bălțăteanu who took care of the corner kick. Leonard Groșan thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Dumitru Nedelciu, a very annoying self made goal in the 49th minute which led to 0-6. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucian Ipate made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Isac Popescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC Nirosxn 08 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costel Saşca in the 58th minute of play forced FC Liverpool YnWa's goalkeeper Dumitru Nedelciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute, Romeo Toma made a precise shot to the right of Dumitru Nedelciu. FC Liverpool YnWa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. 65 minutes into the match, AFC Nirosxn 08's goal looked a bit too open when Lucian Ipate came free, but Nistor Zamfir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Ernest Radovan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 68 minutes of play, FC Liverpool YnWa's Alexandru Anton made it 1-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nistor Zamfir was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 79th minute, AFC Nirosxn 08's Ivan Baniu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dumitru Nedelciu. Dumitru Nedelciu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-9. With a little luck, FC Liverpool YnWa's Dumitru Nedelciu got control of the ball when Ivan Baniu tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, FC Liverpool YnWa's Dumitru Nedelciu got control of the ball when Romeo Toma tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Remus Anghelescu fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Liverpool YnWa's protests and gave Remus Anghelescu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of AFC Nirosxn 08 booed when FC Liverpool YnWa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remus Anghelescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Baniu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dumitru Nedelciu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. FC Liverpool YnWa's Dumitru Nedelciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Popescu in the 88th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Baniu got free with Dumitru Nedelciu in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nicu Bălțăteanu kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Nistor Zamfir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucian Ipate, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. 98 minutes into the match, AFC Nirosxn 08's goal looked a bit too open when Remus Anghelescu came free, but Nistor Zamfir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle sounded AFC Nirosxn 08 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Liverpool YnWa.