U23 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Albert Hodorog recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd 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 Otomani getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ioan Nicolcioiu hit a great ball. Emil Alexa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Teodor having to interfere. Adam Teodor made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Nelson Mendoza sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th play minute Emil Alexa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Adam Teodor. 1-0. 14 minutes into the match, Nistor Fenici dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Adam Teodor, 2-0. Adam Teodor came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by UFC STEAUA's Nelson Mendoza. But to his dismay, Nelson Mendoza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Emil Alexa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Adam Teodor made a huge save. Nelson Mendoza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Adam Teodor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Alex Troncotă notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of UFC STEAUA's Costică Petran. Costică Petran was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 29th minute, Nelson Mendoza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adam Teodor was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. The supporters of UFC STEAUA booed when Otomani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Dogaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the game, UFC STEAUA's Nelson Mendoza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adam Teodor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. 41 minutes into the match, Nelson Mendoza notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Otomani's Adam Teodor. Adam Teodor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 45th match minute, Otomani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olimpiu Elian to maneuver through the defense. Adam Teodor came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by UFC STEAUA's Hermengildo Jobo. But to his dismay, Hermengildo Jobo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 7-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nelson Mendoza made a kick off. Albert Hodorog took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adam Teodor. Adam Teodor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-1. A collision led to Otomani getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Alex Troncotă hit a great ball. Adam Teodor came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by UFC STEAUA's Nelson Mendoza. But to his dismay, Nelson Mendoza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-1. Adam Teodor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Mendoza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Emil Alexa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UFC STEAUA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-1. Adam Teodor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Alexa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Nelson Mendoza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 12-1. Adam Teodor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 76 minutes into the match, Enaut Ziguenza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adam Teodor. Otomani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enaut Ziguenza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 13-1. In the 80th minute Nistor Fenici shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Teodor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adam Teodor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nistor Fenici in the 82nd minute of the match. Adam Teodor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Mendoza, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. If Kong Xiang Hao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adam Teodor came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by UFC STEAUA's Emil Alexa. But to his dismay, Emil Alexa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 14-1. In the 90th minute, Nelson Mendoza made a precise shot to the right of Adam Teodor. Otomani's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 15-1. 94 minutes into the match, Nelson Mendoza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adam Teodor. Otomani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nelson Mendoza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 16-1. After 97 minutes of play, UFC STEAUA's Nelson Mendoza made it 17-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adam Teodor was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. UFC STEAUA fully deserved thier win.