Official Cup

GURZUN
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisc Balaban in the 4th minute of play forced Jacksonville 67's goalkeeper Heiko Pronk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC GURZUN were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after Jacksonville 67's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Valer Bârlea took the corner. The corner led FC GURZUN's Valer Bârlea to fire away a dangerous shot which Heiko Pronk despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 6 played minutes Jacksonville 67 got a freekick which was hit by Pieter-Jan Tonnis. The supporters of Jacksonville 67 booed when FC GURZUN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisc Balaban didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute, King Batistuta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcel Gâfu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 15 minutes, Ivan Emilianu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC GURZUN and the Jacksonville 67 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC GURZUN's Ivan Emilianu got a free kick in the 15th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oscar Cruz in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcel Gâfu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcel Gâfu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 23rd minute, King Batistuta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcel Gâfu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Oscar Cruz succeeded in the game's 25th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Marcel Gâfu came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Jacksonville 67's King Batistuta. But to his dismay, King Batistuta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. King Batistuta scored 0-5 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcel Gâfu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to FC GURZUN getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Valer Bârlea hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the match, FC GURZUN's goal looked a bit too open when King Batistuta came free, but Marcel Gâfu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC GURZUN's Marcel Gâfu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Cruz in the 37th minute of play. Marcel Gâfu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Cruz in the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of Jacksonville 67 booed when FC GURZUN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusebiu Trăilă didn't get a good kick on the ball. If King Batistuta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 41 minutes into the match, Oscar Cruz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcel Gâfu. FC GURZUN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oscar Cruz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. 45 minutes into the match, King Batistuta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcel Gâfu. FC GURZUN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that King Batistuta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valer Bârlea was the one to do the kick off. Marcel Gâfu came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Jacksonville 67's Andy Pool. But to his dismay, Andy Pool quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. FC GURZUN's Marcel Gâfu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Pool in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute, King Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jacksonville 67 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. In the 60th match minute, Jacksonville 67 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pieter-Jan Tonnis to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jacksonville 67's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Valer Bârlea was slow to take the kick. During this time FC GURZUN's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Valer Bârlea got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Heiko Pronk quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Oscar Cruz succeeded in the game's 64th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-10. After 69 played minutes Jacksonville 67 got a freekick which was hit by Robert Fikkers. If King Batistuta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcel Gâfu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Oscar Cruz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-11 in the 72 minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC GURZUN's Valentin Vulpăşin got a free kick in the 74th minute. Marcel Gâfu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freek Wander in the 75th minute of the match. FC GURZUN's Marcel Gâfu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by King Batistuta in the 80th minute of play. Aristide Arsene's late challenge caught a Jacksonville 67's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aristide Arsene helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Jacksonville 67 booed when FC GURZUN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristide Arsene didn't get a good kick on the ball. King Batistuta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 84 minutes into the game, Oscar Cruz lined in a short shot 0-12 behind a frustrated Marcel Gâfu. 87 minutes into the game, Andy Pool cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-13. Marcel Gâfu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcel Gâfu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andy Pool went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-14 was the resulting score. In the 94th minute, Valer Bârlea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC GURZUN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-14. The FC GURZUN fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Jacksonville 67 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.