U23 League

NEGRELE
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Octavian Bogdănescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrei Pintea in the 8th minute of play. G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Criss Kent in the 9th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Svante Vase in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Octavian Bogdănescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 14th minute of the match G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ got a corner. FC Steaua Pildesti's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Criss Kent ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s corner Svante Vase fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Octavian Bogdănescu quite easily take care of the ball. Octavian Bogdănescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Svante Vase's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Svante Vase sped through FC Steaua Pildesti's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Octavian Bogdănescu. Octavian Bogdănescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svante Vase, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Andrei Pintea fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s protests and gave Andrei Pintea a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Andrei Pintea got a free kick in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Iorgu in the 33rd minute of play forced G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goalkeeper Dinu Dabija to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 played minutes G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ got a freekick which was hit by Dan Gârleanu. FC Steaua Pildesti's Octavian Bogdănescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save FC Steaua Pildesti from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Svante Vase managed to get in a good position for a shot. G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s supporters rose to their feet, but Svante Vase was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Octavian Bogdănescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrei Pintea made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Svante Vase in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Octavian Bogdănescu saved FC Steaua Pildesti from getting behind. 61 minutes into the match, G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Svante Vase sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Octavian Bogdănescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Dan Gârleanu hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Traian Roşu 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. Costin Iorgu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Dinu Dabija made a huge save. Andrei Pintea kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After 70 played minutes FC Steaua Pildesti got a freekick which was hit by Traian Roşu. FC Steaua Pildesti's Octavian Bogdănescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrei Pintea in the 76th minute of play. Svante Vase might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Octavian Bogdănescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Svante Vase ran back to his position shaking his head. Octavian Bogdănescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svante Vase in the 84th minute of the match. When Gheorghe Vlăsiu fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Steaua Pildesti's protests and gave Gheorghe Vlăsiu a yellow card for diving instead. Gheorghe Vlăsiu hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. When Svante Vase came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ 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 Svante Vase couldn't finish the play. Octavian Bogdănescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Svante Vase's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. In the 95th match minute, FC Steaua Pildesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gheorghe Vlăsiu to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ were the better team. G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.