Official Cup

PunisherS Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Róbert Benkó made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the game, Róbert Benkó cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Costin Ignătoiu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Armada's Róbert Benkó got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbert Benkó in the 11th minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Costin Ignătoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Costin Ignătoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbert Benkó in the 12th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Ştefan Grama shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Ignătoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Róbert Benkó recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dumitru Bidulescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbert Benkó in the 22nd minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Costin Ignătoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Costin Ignătoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbert Benkó, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 minutes of play, Armada's Róbert Benkó made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Costin Ignătoiu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute, Edgar Șeicaru made a precise shot to the right of Costin Ignătoiu. AFC PunisherS™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Bidulescu in the 34th minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Costin Ignătoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Diego Maurino fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Armada's protests and gave Diego Maurino a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th match minute, Armada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Maurino to maneuver through the defense. If Róbert Benkó had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbert Benkó in the 39th minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Costin Ignătoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the AFC PunisherS™ defense, Dumitru Bidulescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Costin Ignătoiu. The AFC PunisherS™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Costin Ignătoiu should have stopped the shot. In the 45th minute Róbert Benkó shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Ignătoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Florin Hrandabur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Róbert Benkó put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Costin Ignătoiu. The audience was convinced that Róbert Benkó's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Costin Ignătoiu was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Costin Ignătoiu was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Róbert Benkó capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Róbert Benkó really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Róbert Benkó received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Costin Ignătoiu came out and tried to block the shot, but Róbert Benkó slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 65th minute. Armada's Eliodor Coposu was substituted for Edgar Șeicaru. 69 minutes into the game, Sever Ţurcaş was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC PunisherS™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Armada the free kick. After a rather tough play, AFC PunisherS™'s Sever Ţurcaş got a free kick in the 70th minute. After some careless play in the AFC PunisherS™ defense, Róbert Benkó kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Costin Ignătoiu. The AFC PunisherS™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Costin Ignătoiu should have stopped the shot. Dumitru Bidulescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Costin Ignătoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 77 in the game by Róbert Benkó from a close distance when the talented Costin Ignătoiu managed to make a qualified save. AFC PunisherS™'s players were relieved. After 79th play minutes Róbert Benkó shot 0-9, a short shot which went by Costin Ignătoiu and just under the crossbar into goal. 83 minutes into the match, AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Costin Ignătoiu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Róbert Benkó. Costin Ignătoiu made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Róbert Benkó sent off a good shot on target. Costin Ignătoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbert Benkó in the 88th minute of the match. Mădălin Barbonța's late challenge caught a Armada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mădălin Barbonța helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, AFC PunisherS™'s Mădălin Barbonța got a free kick in the 89th minute. 91 minutes into the game, Armada's Róbert Benkó nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Costin Ignătoiu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10.