Official Cup

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Laureano Nicholas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Panait Frânculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwan Brataniec in the 8th minute of play. Panait Frânculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laureano Nicholas in the 10th minute of play. When Tiki Taka C. F.'s Laureano Nicholas in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alexandria Team08's goalie prevented a goal. Panait Frânculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kote Bock in the 19th minute of play. Tiki Taka C. F.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Júlio Alcântara in the 20th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Ilie Lupașcu heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. If Zhou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Panait Frânculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Nicholas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's Faustão Abraão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Igor Zacharczyk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 35th minute Zhou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Zacharczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iwan Brataniec's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Panait Frânculescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Kote Bock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Alexandria Team08's Zhou in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tiki Taka C. F.'s goalie prevented a goal. Faustão Abraão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Zacharczyk having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Faustão Abraão was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Tiki Taka C. F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Zhou came free, but Igor Zacharczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kote Bock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alexandria Team08's Péter Bánhegyi was substituted for Maxim Constantinescu. After 62 played minutes, Tiki Taka C. F.'s Júlio Alcântara shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Panait Frânculescu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tiki Taka C. F. reached it. Alexandria Team08 were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Tiki Taka C. F.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kılıç Özyuva took the corner. Kılıç Özyuva made a great header on Alexandria Team08's corner, it was just that Tiki Taka C. F.'s Igor Zacharczyk managed to reach the ball for a save. Zhou might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Igor Zacharczyk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zhou ran back to his position shaking his head. Panait Frânculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwan Brataniec in the 68th minute of play. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tiki Taka C. F.'s goalkeeper Igor Zacharczyk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kote Bock could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Panait Frânculescu made a huge save. Tiki Taka C. F. were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Alexandria Team08's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Júlio Alcântara took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Mustafa Hakan Koçarslan managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 89th minute, Laureano Nicholas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tiki Taka C. F. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 95th minute, Zhou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alexandria Team08 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.