Official Cup

NAVIGAȚII BACĂU
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) After having played for 3 minutes, Horaţiu Rotariu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Navigatii Bacău's supporters crossed their fingers, but Horaţiu Rotariu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marius Macovei hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Cristian Mirciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Zhi Peng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Mirciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Zhi Peng, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Cristian Mirciu came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by MasterBets's Marius Macovei. But to his dismay, Marius Macovei quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Navigatii Bacău's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Zhi Peng came free, but Cristian Mirciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Gong Zhi Peng cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cristian Mirciu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cristian Mirciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francis Coppola in the 19th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Navigatii Bacău defense, Francis Coppola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristian Mirciu. The Navigatii Bacău fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristian Mirciu should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Marius Macovei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Mirciu was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vedat Tuğlu during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 30th minute, Adrian Chesaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute of the match Francis Coppola sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristian Mirciu skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francis Coppola in the 33rd minute of play forced Navigatii Bacău's goalkeeper Cristian Mirciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Navigatii Bacău's Cristian Mirciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francis Coppola in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Francis Coppola left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MasterBets fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. After the first half MasterBets were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Horaţiu Rotariu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gong Zhi Peng got free with Cristian Mirciu in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vedat Tuğlu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Cristian Mirciu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Cristian Mirciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vedat Tuğlu in the 57th minute of play. Cristian Mirciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vedat Tuğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vedat Tuğlu in the 62nd minute of play forced Navigatii Bacău's goalkeeper Cristian Mirciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Vedat Tuğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Mirciu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Marius Macovei left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MasterBets fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. After a rather tough play, MasterBets's Francis Coppola got a free kick in the 74th minute. Gong Zhi Peng struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Cristian Mirciu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MasterBets. 84 minutes into the match, Vedat Tuğlu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cristian Mirciu, 0-7. The audience was convinced that Francis Coppola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Mirciu was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 89 minutes into the match, Navigatii Bacău's goal looked a bit too open when Vedat Tuğlu came free, but Cristian Mirciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Navigatii Bacău booed when MasterBets was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gong Zhi Peng didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute Adam Rywin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Zăvoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded MasterBets left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Navigatii Bacău.