Official Cup

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 464 (Terracing: 349, Seating: 106, VIP seats: 9) F.C.BARLAD's Sebastian Manafu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristides Eztebe in the 2nd minute of play. 2 minutes into the game, Lα Sυв 21's Aristides Eztebe nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastian Manafu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Lα Sυв 21's Baldomero Bembe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Simionescu in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th match minute, Lα Sυв 21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemente Pes to maneuver through the defense. F.C.BARLAD's Florin Racoviceanu got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lα Sυв 21's Baldomero Bembe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Plopșor in the 12th minute of play. After 14 minutes of play, Lα Sυв 21's Fernan Giro made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Manafu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sebastian Manafu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aristides Eztebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Octav Ţintea charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Octav Ţintea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th match minute, F.C.BARLAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octav Ţintea to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the game, Fernan Giro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lα Sυв 21's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C.BARLAD the free kick. Lα Sυв 21 made a substitution. Angel Norino replaced Fernan Giro. After 23 played minutes Lα Sυв 21 got a freekick which was hit by Fernan Giro. 24 minutes into the match, Lα Sυв 21's goalkeeper Baldomero Bembe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentin Plopșor. Valentin Plopșor's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Baldomero Bembe firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lα Sυв 21 were furious when Ulises Raymundo was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Valentin Plopșor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Baldomero Bembe made a huge save.

After 67 played minutes F.C.BARLAD got a freekick which was hit by Martin Popeneciu. Rareș Vârlan charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rareș Vârlan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, F.C.BARLAD's Rareș Vârlan got a free kick in the 70th minute. Rareș Vârlan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastian Manafu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aristides Eztebe went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score.

The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lα Sυв 21 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.