Official Cup

Ciufulici Arena
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lucrețiu Oroian made the kick off which started today's match. Alexandrie CF's Diogo Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Giurcă in the 4th minute of play. George Giurcă came free with the goalkeeper in the 6th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Diogo Costa could save by the left post. If Eduardo Cossa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 9th minute Eduardo Cossa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dacian Oravițan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francisco Conceicão in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dacian Oravițan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of FC ciufulici booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fidel Domenech didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Diogo Costa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dacian Oravițan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Conceicão in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Conceicão in the 20th minute of play forced FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Dacian Oravițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucrețiu Oroian might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Diogo Costa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucrețiu Oroian ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Diogo Costa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, FC ciufulici's Lucrețiu Oroian dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 26 minutes into the game, Eduardo Cossa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Dacian Oravițan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Alexandrie CF's Diogo Costa got control of the ball when Toader Ghișe tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 35th minute Eduardo Cossa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dacian Oravițan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexandrie CF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ruslan Tikhonov in the 36th minute. A well done corner resulted in Tomás Esteves drilling the ball in to score 1-2 behind FC ciufulici's goalkeeper. FC ciufulici's Dacian Oravițan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Andrews in the 41st minute of play. In the 44th minute, FC ciufulici's Edgar Vlas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Alexandrie CF's Francisco Conceicão has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 47th minute. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francisco Conceicão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alexandrie CF's Francisco Conceicão got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 53 minutes into the match, FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Dacian Oravițan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francisco Conceicão. After 56 minutes, Horea Codreanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC ciufulici and the Alexandrie CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dacian Oravițan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Cossa in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Toader Ghișe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Cossa in the 61st minute of play forced FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Dacian Oravițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diogo Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Oroian in the 63rd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Isaac Andrews was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alexandrie CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC ciufulici the free kick. The supporters of FC ciufulici booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaac Andrews didn't get a good kick on the ball. Doru Răuțchi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Diogo Costa. Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, FC ciufulici's Dacian Oravițan got control of the ball when Eduardo Cossa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eduardo Cossa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Lucrețiu Oroian made a precise shot to the right of Diogo Costa. Alexandrie CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 77th minute, Lucrețiu Oroian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Francisco Conceicão might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dacian Oravițan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francisco Conceicão ran back to his position shaking his head. Alexandrie CF's Mateus Uribe was substituted for Eduardo Cossa. The supporters of FC ciufulici booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Esteves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgar Vlas took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Diogo Costa. Diogo Costa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Dacian Oravițan made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when André Franco sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to FC ciufulici getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Edgar Vlas hit a great ball. FC ciufulici's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.