Official Cup

Hirlau Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Avantul Hirlau's Maxim Nae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebiu Tunar in the 4th minute of play. When Marcel Encea fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored UFC Veseud's protests and gave Marcel Encea a yellow card for diving instead. After 4 played minutes UFC Veseud got a freekick which was hit by Marcel Encea. The audience was convinced that Yu Hui Peng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxim Nae was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. After 16 minutes, Eliodor Stoica mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UFC Veseud and the Avantul Hirlau players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eliodor Stoica hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Radu Isaicu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Stoicu in the 19th minute of play. Maxim Nae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebiu Tunar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Eliodor Stoica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Avantul Hirlau's Maxim Nae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebiu Tunar in the 26th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Yu Hui Peng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxim Nae was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Maxim Nae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebiu Tunar in the 28th minute of the match. Nistor Gurlui could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Radu Isaicu made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petru Bărcăuan in the 31st minute of play forced UFC Veseud's goalkeeper Radu Isaicu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. George Cercelescu kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. UFC Veseud's Radu Isaicu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save UFC Veseud from getting a goal against them. When Yu Hui Peng came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the UFC Veseud 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 Yu Hui Peng couldn't finish the play. Maxim Nae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Hui Peng, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Petru Bărcăuan to make the kick off. Radu Isaicu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Stoicu, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. UFC Veseud's Yu Hui Peng came free and shot a quick shot against goal 55 minutes in the game, fortunately Maxim Nae had problems saving as it came toward the left post. UFC Veseud's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eusebiu Tunar in the 56th minute. Dumitru Iulian thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Maxim Nae, a very annoying self made goal in the 56th minute which led to 1-1. In the 60th minute, Avantul Hirlau's Dumitru Iulian seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Dumitru Iulian the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Avantul Hirlau protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Dumitru Iulian had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Maxim Nae had in the 62ndth minute some difficulties stopping Eusebiu Tunar's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The excitement rose when UFC Veseud's Eusebiu Tunar after 62 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Avantul Hirlau's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 1-2. In the 64th minute Eusebiu Tunar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxim Nae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Avantul Hirlau's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eusebiu Tunar was slow to take the kick. During this time UFC Veseud's players had a chance to rest. Eusebiu Tunar made a great header on UFC Veseud's corner, it was just that Avantul Hirlau's Maxim Nae managed to reach the ball for a save. Avantul Hirlau's Maxim Nae couldn't get a good grip on the ball when Eusebiu Tunar shot the distance nicking the right pole and went into goal in the 65th minute, 1-3. Yu Hui Peng did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Maxim Nae 68 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Yu Hui Peng left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UFC Veseud fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. After 77th play minutes Yu Hui Peng shot 1-6, a short shot which went by Maxim Nae and just under the crossbar into goal. Eliodor Durbacă made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Avantul Hirlau's Ionică Pantiș. Nistor Gurlui kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 86th minute of the match UFC Veseud got a corner. Avantul Hirlau's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eusebiu Tunar ran over to the corner to take the kick. Radu Isaicu came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Avantul Hirlau's George Stoicu. But to his dismay, George Stoicu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-7. George Cercelescu hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Eusebiu Tunar from long distance, 95 minutes into the match, got Maxim Nae's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The UFC Veseud players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.