Official Cup

23rd Century
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Stiinta-Univ.'s Valeriu Morovan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ezequiel Centurión stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valeriu Morovan's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Ezequiel Centurión made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valeriu Morovan in the 10th minute of play. After some careless play in the Three Deck Wizards defense, Valeriu Morovan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ezequiel Centurión. The Three Deck Wizards fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ezequiel Centurión should have stopped the shot. Shi Ming Sheng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Ezequiel Centurión tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stiinta-Univ.'s Aurel Panait was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ezequiel Centurión in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Valeriu Morovan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ezequiel Centurión tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ismael Maidana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valeriu Morovan scored 0-2 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ezequiel Centurión, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 30th minute, Shi Ming Sheng left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stiinta-Univ. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 32nd minute, Valeriu Morovan 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. Valeriu Morovan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Valeriu Morovan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 42 minutes into the game, Stiinta-Univ.'s Shi Ming Sheng nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ezequiel Centurión made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. The Three Deck Wizards players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Stiinta-Univ. were winning 0-4.

Stiinta-Univ.'s Muhammet Altın was substituted for Șerban Rușanu. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Augustin Guillemot to make the kick off. Ezequiel Centurión made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Shi Ming Sheng sent off a good shot on target. Martin Crețu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augustin Guillemot in the 59th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shi Ming Sheng got free with Ezequiel Centurión in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Three Deck Wizards's goalkeeper Ezequiel Centurión, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Maidana in the 67th minute of play forced Stiinta-Univ.'s goalkeeper Martin Crețu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Shi Ming Sheng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Centurión saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Three Deck Wizards's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aurel Panait was slow to take the kick. During this time Stiinta-Univ.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led Stiinta-Univ.'s Aurel Panait to fire away a dangerous shot which Ezequiel Centurión despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ezequiel Centurión showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Ming Sheng in the 72nd minute of the match. Shi Ming Sheng who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Ezequiel Centurión when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 75th minute Augustin Guillemot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Crețu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Stiinta-Univ.'s zone, Ismael Maidana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Crețu came out of the goal and Ismael Maidana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th minute of the match Three Deck Wizards got a corner. Stiinta-Univ.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arnoldo Beturian ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Arnoldo Beturian got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Martin Crețu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Three Deck Wizards's Ezequiel Centurión proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Three Deck Wizards from getting a goal against them. Three Deck Wizards's Ezequiel Centurión proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Three Deck Wizards from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Muhammet Altın kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ezequiel Centurión. That made the score 0-5 in the 83 minute of play. Muhammet Altın sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Three Deck Wizards's Ezequiel Centurión got control of the ball when Shi Ming Sheng tried to sneak it across the goal line. Shi Ming Sheng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Ezequiel Centurión made a huge save. The Stiinta-Univ. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.