Official Cup

Cika Daca Arena
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dušan Vlahovic started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Granicerul's Gigel Boeru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cheikh Barbereau made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Grigore Rânceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaká Beaton, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Granicerul's Grigore Rânceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Voja Spajić in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s goalkeeper Cheikh Barbereau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Granicerul's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Maksymilian Pyczkowski took the corner. Kaká Beaton was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dušan Vlahovic got free with Grigore Rânceanu in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Murat Jerković kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Cheikh Barbereau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gigel Boeru in the 30th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Granicerul's Dan Spãtaru got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Maksymilian Pyczkowski managed to, on his own, get straight through Granicerul's defense and in the 35th minute placed the ball to the left of Grigore Rânceanu. 1-1. In the 46thth minute of the game Gu Zhan Qiang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Granicerul's Grigore Rânceanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Grigore Rânceanu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gu Zhan Qiang's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Felix Logofătu to strike the kick off in the second half. Cheikh Barbereau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Logofătu in the 52nd minute. Granicerul's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dan Spãtaru in the 53rd minute. In the 57th minute Dušan Vlahovic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigore Rânceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute Gu Zhan Qiang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigore Rânceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ were awarded a corner. Maksymilian Pyczkowski went to the cornerflag to take it. A very nice done corner allowed Murat Jerković to score against Grigore Rânceanu in Granicerul's goal. 2-2 after 63 minutes. Grigore Rânceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gu Zhan Qiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Grigore Rânceanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gu Zhan Qiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigore Rânceanu came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Gu Zhan Qiang. But to his dismay, Gu Zhan Qiang quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Cheikh Barbereau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigel Boeru in the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Gu Zhan Qiang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigore Rânceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Gu Zhan Qiang put it in 4-2 from a short distance just to the right of Grigore Rânceanu. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Gavril Stoican was substituted for Gu Zhan Qiang. Grigore Rânceanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavril Stoican, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Vlahovic in the 90th minute of play forced Granicerul's goalkeeper Grigore Rânceanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigore Rânceanu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gavril Stoican's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Kaká Beaton hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Granicerul's Felix Logofătu got a free kick in the 95th minute. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.