Official Cup

EL GIGANTE DEL NORTE
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerardo Arnau took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Arnau in the 4th minute of play forced Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Avram Ştercă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Avram Ştercă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Segundo Dino in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Nichifor Dumitrescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Modesto Weterio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 13th minute Iggy Doro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Modesto Weterio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Avram Ştercă had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Jesco. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emiliano Orlondon was slow to take the kick. During this time ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's players had a chance to rest. Teodoro Salomon struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Avram Ştercă didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ. After 23 minutes, Irinel Chiriță made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Modesto Weterio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 27 minutes into the match, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goal looked a bit too open when Segundo Dino came free, but Avram Ştercă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ were awarded a corner. Emiliano Orlondon went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's corner Emiliano Orlondon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Avram Ştercă quite easily take care of the ball. Jorge Jesco might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Avram Ştercă. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jorge Jesco ran back to his position shaking his head. Irinel Chiriță hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Iggy Doro made a kick off. Dragoş Cumpanașu hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Avram Ştercă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Jesco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ozzy Doro fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's protests and gave Ozzy Doro a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Batalionul U23 Dorobanti fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! Emiliano Orlondon placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! A collision led to Batalionul U23 Dorobanti getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Aurel Sucigan hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Mauricio Gartzea got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 83rd minute, Emiliano Orlondon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ booed when Batalionul U23 Dorobanti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ion Chificeac didn't get a good kick on the ball. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Avram Ştercă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Salomon in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Segundo Dino got a free kick in the 91st minute. Avram Ştercă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Segundo Dino in the 94th minute of the match. Ozzy Doro lost his temper 96 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Ozzy Doro got a free kick in the 97th minute. Avram Ştercă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Arnau in the 98th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.