Official Cup

Klepec
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mason Greenwood got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Eric Păvăloae managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ninjas in Pyjamas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eric Păvăloae was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Eric Păvăloae sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Milan Krása narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eric Păvăloae blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Milan Krása having to make a save. Ninjas in Pyjamas's attentive Rareș Tatulici managed to snatch the ball when Vratislav Koželuh made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. After some careless play in the FC Kopeto defense, Eric Păvăloae kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Milan Krása. The FC Kopeto fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Milan Krása should have stopped the shot. Milan Krása didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eric Păvăloae went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Milan Krása showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Păvăloae in the 26th minute of the match. Eric Păvăloae blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Milan Krása having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Păvăloae in the 27th minute of play forced FC Kopeto's goalkeeper Milan Krása to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Păvăloae received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Milan Krása tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Eric Păvăloae put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Milan Krása. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cai Yue Guang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Ninjas in Pyjamas from getting a goal against them. In the 41st minute FC Kopeto were awarded a corner. Vratislav Koželuh went to the cornerflag to take it. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Cai Yue Guang successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 44 minutes into the match, FC Kopeto's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Păvăloae came free, but Milan Krása reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Hector Morientes got a free kick in the 44th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Ninjas in Pyjamas's Laurențiu Loghin managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by David Holiš in the 51 minute of the game. Eric Păvăloae sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Milan Krása made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Eric Păvăloae sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Mason Greenwood's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cai Yue Guang was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. FC Kopeto's Karel Hanousek was substituted for David Holiš. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cai Yue Guang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavin Sawbridge in the 62nd minute of play. Ninjas in Pyjamas were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after FC Kopeto's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rareș Tatulici took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Kopeto's goalie and right to Eric Păvăloae. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Kopeto's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Cai Yue Guang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mason Greenwood, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 68 minutes into the game, Karel Hanousek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kopeto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ninjas in Pyjamas the free kick. Karel Hanousek hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. FC Kopeto's Milan Krása played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Păvăloae in the 69th minute of play. After some careless play in the FC Kopeto defense, Eric Păvăloae kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Milan Krása. The FC Kopeto fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Milan Krása should have stopped the shot. Milan Krása showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Păvăloae, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Milan Krása took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eric Păvăloae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jakub Jindra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cai Yue Guang having to interfere. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kopeto's goalkeeper Milan Krása, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 79th minute of the game Vratislav Koželuh made a throw-in which Karel Hanousek played forward. Cai Yue Guang didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gavin Sawbridge went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavin Sawbridge in the 84th minute of play forced Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper Cai Yue Guang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Andrei Cosor got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ninjas in Pyjamas's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.