U23 League

Curmetea
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iacob Stanciu took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of THE CRYSTAL SHIP booed when AC Ony was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donald Tusk didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Erik Hermansson in the 4th minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Tudor Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tudor Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donald Tusk in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the match, AC Ony's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Văcaru came free, but Cisco Rubial reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Feng Qian Chao during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Iacob Stanciu got a free kick in the 16th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciprian Caba got free with Tudor Costa in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, AC Ony's Tudor Costa threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sven-Erik Hermansson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tudor Costa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julio Dei went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Sven-Erik Hermansson kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Tudor Costa made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Donald Tusk sent off a good shot on target. Donald Tusk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tudor Costa having to interfere. Tudor Costa came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Ony's Julio Dei. But to his dismay, Julio Dei quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Virgil Lucrețiu suffered a concussion after 38 minutes and had to leave the field. 39 minutes into the game, Ciprian Caba was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Ony's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THE CRYSTAL SHIP the free kick. In the 40th minute, Ciprian Caba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Dei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Tudor Costa made a huge save. In the 44th minute Manuel Văcaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cisco Rubial saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Ciprian Caba notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Tudor Costa. Tudor Costa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ciprian Caba made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, AC Ony's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Văcaru came free, but Cisco Rubial reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tudor Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Dei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tudor Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciprian Caba in the 57th minute of the match. Tudor Costa came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Ony's Ciprian Caba. But to his dismay, Ciprian Caba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Tudor Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donald Tusk, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donald Tusk in the 62nd minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Tudor Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AC Ony made a substitution. Ciprian Milan replaced Sven-Erik Hermansson. After a rather tough play, AC Ony's Ferdinand Chivulescu got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute of the match Edgar Josan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cisco Rubial skillfully saved the ball. Donald Tusk might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tudor Costa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Donald Tusk ran back to his position shaking his head. Tudor Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donald Tusk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Ciprian Milan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Ony fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Ciprian Milan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to AC Ony getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Julio Dei hit a great ball. In the 76th minute of the match Manuel Văcaru sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cisco Rubial skillfully saved the ball. 82 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Donald Tusk came free, but Tudor Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Ciprian Milan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Ony fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. After a rather tough play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Martin Tatomir got a free kick in the 90th minute. Ciprian Milan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ciprian Milan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tudor Costa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. 99 minutes into the game, Dinu Iureș was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Ony the free kick. The supporters of AC Ony booed when THE CRYSTAL SHIP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 99 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dinu Iureș didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard and well directed shot from Julio Dei led 99 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Tudor Costa became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 7-0. AC Ony's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.