U23 League

Cernavoda
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Petru Tărău got the match started through his kick off. Daniel Bădulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matei Filipoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Cernavoda's Daniel Bădulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codrin Dragalina in the 8th minute of play. After 9 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Codrin Dragalina made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniel Bădulescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the game, A4p FC Gad's Codrin Dragalina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniel Bădulescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Matei Filipoiu scored 0-4 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Daniel Bădulescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Daniel Bădulescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felix Grigoroiu went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. In the 25th minute, Codrin Dragalina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniel Bădulescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Daniel Bădulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavian Odobescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Remus Chițes in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Daniel Bădulescu saved Cernavoda from getting behind. In the 36th minute, Aristide Dominte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Codrin Dragalina came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the A4p FC Gad fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Codrin Dragalina couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute Petru Tărău shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Bădulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Bădulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matei Filipoiu in the 40th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Eduard Neacșu came free, but Olimpiu Târlea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Bădulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petru Tărău, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Cernavoda's Daniel Bădulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codrin Dragalina in the 45th minute of play. Daniel Bădulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matei Filipoiu in the 46th minute of play. After the first half A4p FC Gad were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Iosif Spiru was the one to do the kick off. Daniel Bădulescu made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Felix Grigoroiu sent off a good shot on target. In the 54th minute Felix Grigoroiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Bădulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Bădulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Grigoroiu in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, A4p FC Gad's Matei Filipoiu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Lucrețiu Nastac replaced Octavian Odobescu. Daniel Bădulescu made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Felix Grigoroiu sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Grigoroiu got free with Daniel Bădulescu in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Bădulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petru Tărău in the 75th minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, Iurie Sima recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Daniel Bădulescu. Iurie Sima showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-12. Daniel Bădulescu made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Iurie Sima sent off a good shot on target. 82 minutes into the match, Iurie Sima had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Daniel Bădulescu. Cernavoda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iurie Sima was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-13. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Dragalina in the 85th minute of play forced Cernavoda's goalkeeper Daniel Bădulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute Codrin Dragalina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Bădulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Daniel Bădulescu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The Cernavoda fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. A4p FC Gad were clearly better and deserved to take the win.