Official Cup

Rosulet
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Călin Itoafă took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Damian Macovei made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Ciruel Academy's Zuberbuhler Gordo got a free kick in the 7th minute. Ioan Tudora was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Jacob Alavedra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosmin Iancu in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Grijander in the 14th minute of play forced -BZF- Valea Buzăului's goalkeeper Damian Macovei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damian Macovei came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander. But to his dismay, Lucas Grijander quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 21st minute Cosmin Iancu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacob Alavedra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Lucas Grijander sped through -BZF- Valea Buzăului's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Damian Macovei. -BZF- Valea Buzăului's Damian Macovei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Grijander in the 27th minute of play. Lucas Grijander struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Damian Macovei didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ciruel Academy. Damian Macovei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Grijander in the 33rd minute of play. In the 38th match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isi Rider to maneuver through the defense. Damian Macovei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Grijander in the 41st minute of the match. Damian Macovei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Grijander's shot from short distance in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucas Grijander to make the kick off. When Cosmin Constantin fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored -BZF- Valea Buzăului's protests and gave Cosmin Constantin a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, -BZF- Valea Buzăului's Cosmin Constantin got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Damian Macovei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Grijander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Dănuț Roman came free, but Jacob Alavedra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zuberbuhler Gordo kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ciruel Academy's Zuberbuhler Gordo got a free kick in the 66th minute. A collision led to -BZF- Valea Buzăului getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Călin Popârcea hit a great ball. The Ciruel Academy fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Damian Macovei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Quintana in the 72nd minute of the match. Lucas Grijander might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damian Macovei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Grijander ran back to his position shaking his head. 76 minutes into the match, Lucas Grijander dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Damian Macovei, 1-5. -BZF- Valea Buzăului's Damian Macovei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Grijander in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Grijander in the 80th minute of play forced -BZF- Valea Buzăului's goalkeeper Damian Macovei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damian Macovei narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Călin Popârcea's late challenge caught a Ciruel Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Călin Popârcea helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th minute, Călin Popârcea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, -BZF- Valea Buzăului's Damian Macovei got control of the ball when Lucas Grijander tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Damian Macovei. That made the score 1-6 after 91 minutes of play. Isi Rider kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Lucas Grijander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Damian Macovei made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Ciruel Academy's zone, Ioan Tudora stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacob Alavedra came out of the goal and Ioan Tudora tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ciruel Academy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.