U23 League

BANAT ARENA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pavel Haaland took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Costin Dobrițoiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emilian Comăneci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute of the match, Liviu Hănescu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ionel Panaitoiu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pavel Haaland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionuț Romeo in the 18th minute of play forced BANAT VIOLA's goalkeeper Emilio Miconi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilio Miconi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavel Haaland in the 19th minute of the match. The supporters of Phoenix Strikers booed when BANAT VIOLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gigi Barbu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Ionuț Romeo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Phoenix Strikers's supporters rose to their feet, but Ionuț Romeo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emilio Miconi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 26 minutes into the match, BANAT VIOLA's goal looked a bit too open when Pavel Haaland came free, but Emilio Miconi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Pavel Haaland notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of BANAT VIOLA's Emilio Miconi. Emilio Miconi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Costin Dobrițoiu kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Emilian Comăneci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ionel Panaitoiu having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 51st minute, Liviu Hănescu 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. In the 54th minute Liviu Hănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionel Panaitoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gustavo-Hernán Colidio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ionel Panaitoiu was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Horaţiu Dinulescu kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Emilio Miconi made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Pavel Haaland sent off a good shot on target. Emilio Miconi made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Pavel Haaland sent off a good shot on target. Ionel Panaitoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilian Comăneci, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Emilio Miconi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pavel Haaland in the 75th minute. If Pavel Haaland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mădălin Bârlea charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mădălin Bârlea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pavel Haaland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Emilio Miconi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horaţiu Dinulescu during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Strikers's Horaţiu Dinulescu got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Emilian Comăneci 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. Alexandru Otețea kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, BANAT VIOLA's Mădălin Bârlea got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pavel Haaland got free with Emilio Miconi in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle sounded Phoenix Strikers left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than BANAT VIOLA.