U23 League

Rasti
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Adrian Tâbârnă cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Calistrat Trişcu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Calistrat Trişcu came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Hope AFC's Adrian Tâbârnă. But to his dismay, Adrian Tâbârnă quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Petre Cocârlă could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Gheorghe Comănescu made a huge save. When Petruț Aursulesei fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hope AFC's protests and gave Petruț Aursulesei a yellow card for diving instead. Calistrat Trişcu came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Hope AFC's Irinel Ciupe. But to his dismay, Irinel Ciupe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. A collision led to Rasti AS getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Dacian Codrea hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Sebastian Purje ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Calistrat Trişcu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Eugen Băbescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gheorghe Comănescu having to make a save. In the 26th match minute, Hope AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristo Dimo to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eugen Băbescu got free with Gheorghe Comănescu in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 29 played minutes Hope AFC got a freekick which was hit by Mihail Dănescu. In the 30th minute, Petre Cocârlă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Calistrat Trişcu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Tâbârnă in the 34th minute of play. Calistrat Trişcu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Tâbârnă, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute Dacian Capisizu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Calistrat Trişcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Rasti AS's Petre Cocârlă got a free kick in the 41st minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eugen Băbescu made a kick off. 60 minutes into the match, Rasti AS's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Purje came free, but Calistrat Trişcu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Hope AFC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Cristo Dimo hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the match, Dacian Capisizu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Calistrat Trişcu. Rasti AS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dacian Capisizu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Eugen Sava struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Calistrat Trişcu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hope AFC. After 83 minutes of play, Hope AFC's Cristo Dimo made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Calistrat Trişcu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sebastian Purje struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Calistrat Trişcu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hope AFC. After a rather tough play, Rasti AS's Fabian Trifan got a free kick in the 91st minute. Calistrat Trişcu made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Adrian Tâbârnă sent off a good shot on target. Hope AFC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.