U23 League

Cere
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. Ernest Strugure started the match with the kick off. Ernest Strugure took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Codrin Vrabie. Codrin Vrabie dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 6 minutes into the game, TAXI-MM-'s Mugur Milcu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Codrin Vrabie made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 9 played minutes TAXI-MM- got a freekick which was hit by Panait Ferenț. Mircea Necșulescu charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mircea Necșulescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 13 minutes, Nicolae Plopșor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cere and the TAXI-MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cere's Nicolae Plopșor got a free kick in the 13th minute. Vintilă Cămărășan hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the game, Aurelian Tunaru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TAXI-MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cere the free kick. In the 24th minute, Nae Neguțu made a precise shot to the right of Codrin Vrabie. Cere's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Codrin Vrabie didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mugur Milcu went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. In the 31stth minute of the game Mugur Milcu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cere's Codrin Vrabie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Cere's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelian Tunaru came free, but Codrin Vrabie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Corneliu Chirea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucian Huțupan went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Cere defense, Aurelian Tunaru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Codrin Vrabie. The Cere fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Codrin Vrabie should have stopped the shot. After having played for 43 minutes, Lucrețiu Blejan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cere's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucrețiu Blejan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-6 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucian Huțupan to make the kick off. A collision led to Cere getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Vintilă Cămărășan hit a great ball. Corneliu Chirea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucian Huțupan in the 56th minute of the match. Emil Bodnar kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Mugur Milcu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 59thth minute, Codrin Vrabie skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 61 minutes into the match, Cere's goal looked a bit too open when Mugur Milcu came free, but Codrin Vrabie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to TAXI-MM- getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Mircea Necșulescu hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, TAXI-MM-'s Aurelian Tunaru got a free kick in the 64th minute. Aurelian Tunaru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Codrin Vrabie made a huge save. Cere's Codrin Vrabie proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Cere from getting a goal against them. Codrin Vrabie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nae Neguțu in the 79th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Cere's goal looked a bit too open when Mugur Milcu came free, but Codrin Vrabie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Cere's goal looked a bit too open when Nae Neguțu came free, but Codrin Vrabie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Toader Bacanu's late challenge caught a TAXI-MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Toader Bacanu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Cere getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Toader Bacanu hit a great ball. In the 89th match minute, Cere was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toader Bacanu to maneuver through the defense. TAXI-MM-'s Ernest Strugure got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Codrin Vrabie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernest Strugure, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd match minute, TAXI-MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mugur Milcu to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 94 minutes into the game, when Panait Ferenț put in a rough tackle. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for TAXI-MM-! The TAXI-MM- supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing TAXI-MM- would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.