Prized/Friendly Cup

Hall of Valhalla
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Golo Phoenix took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lucian Şimonca's late challenge caught a STORM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucian Şimonca helped the player get up and apologised. After 8 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Lucian Şimonca. In the 13th minute Oleg Rodimov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moise Ţurlău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Mikhail Babiy made a precise shot to the right of Moise Ţurlău. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Varlam Baburin made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Golo Phoenix sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca defense, Mikhail Babiy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Moise Ţurlău. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Moise Ţurlău should have stopped the shot. In the 35th minute, Nistor Vermeşan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Varlam Baburin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golo Phoenix, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Oleg Rodimov took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Moise Ţurlău. Moise Ţurlău dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 41st minute Golo Phoenix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Varlam Baburin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The crowd rose to their feet as STORM's Mikhail Babiy slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Moise Ţurlău. That made the score 0-4 after 59 minutes of play. In the 68th match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaroslav Komarov to maneuver through the defense. Yaroslav Komarov hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Varlam Baburin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucian Şimonca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Varlam Baburin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Mihăilescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Boris Bogdanov came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the STORM fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Boris Bogdanov couldn't finish the play. Damian Cârlan's late challenge caught a STORM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Damian Cârlan helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of STORM booed when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damian Cârlan didn't get a good kick on the ball. STORM's Aleksey Abibulaev got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. STORM's Varlam Baburin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristide Fetea in the 82nd minute of play. The supporters of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksey Abibulaev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute, Aleksey Abibulaev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Moise Ţurlău was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6.