U23 League

Diadema FC
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabian Verzea started the match with the kick off. The supporters of -BZF- Fc Gheraseni booed when Cere was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusebiu Doman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Codrin Vrabie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alin Moldoveanu in the 13th minute of play. Panait Dănescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 20 minutes into the match, Cere's goal looked a bit too open when Panait Dănescu came free, but Codrin Vrabie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's Gelu Săvescu got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Damian Arapașu 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. Toader Bacanu kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. A hard shot by Fabian Verzea from long distance, 26 minutes into the match, got Codrin Vrabie's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Alin Moldoveanu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Codrin Vrabie came out and tried to block the shot, but Alin Moldoveanu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 33rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fabian Verzea in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Codrin Vrabie saved Cere from getting behind. Codrin Vrabie made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Fabian Verzea sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Alin Moldoveanu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Codrin Vrabie. That made the score 2-0 in the 42 minute of play. Lucrețiu Blejan might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Horea Raicu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucrețiu Blejan ran back to his position shaking his head.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucian Huțupan made a kick off. Horea Raicu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucrețiu Blejan, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. The audience was convinced that Fabian Verzea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Codrin Vrabie was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Codrin Vrabie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Verzea in the 62nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Fabian Verzea sped through Cere's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Codrin Vrabie. The attack was good, but when Fabian Verzea in the 72nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Anton Topală hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The supporters of -BZF- Fc Gheraseni booed when Cere was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toader Bacanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alin Moldoveanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Panait Dănescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Codrin Vrabie having to make a save. Toader Bacanu charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Toader Bacanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 81st match minute, Cere was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toader Bacanu to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Fabian Verzea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Codrin Vrabie was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. 84 minutes into the match, Cere's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Verzea came free, but Codrin Vrabie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Codrin Vrabie came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's Panait Dănescu. But to his dismay, Panait Dănescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. 90 minutes into the game, Nicolae Plopșor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cere's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave -BZF- Fc Gheraseni the free kick. After a rather tough play, Cere's Nicolae Plopșor got a free kick in the 90th minute. Cere's Codrin Vrabie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Verzea in the 92nd minute of play. Codrin Vrabie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Verzea, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. -BZF- Fc Gheraseni were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Cere for a fine match.