Official Cup

Ghencea
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andrei Macarie started the match with the kick off. Emil Frânculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Titan Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A collision led to Steaua Bucuresti getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Andrei Macarie hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Benjamin Sotil left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Abuba Akotonon FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 15th minute, Costel Drăgan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Steaua Bucuresti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Emil Frânculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Titan Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st match minute, Steaua Bucuresti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costel Drăgan to maneuver through the defense. Ciprian Gugea kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Steaua Bucuresti defense, Hipolito Piarres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emil Frânculescu. The Steaua Bucuresti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emil Frânculescu should have stopped the shot. If Hipolito Piarres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Titan Palermo took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emil Frânculescu. Emil Frânculescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Domingos Iaki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Macarie in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

52 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goalkeeper Emil Frânculescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Sotil. 55 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Titan Palermo came free, but Emil Frânculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domingos Iaki didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ştefan Măgureanu went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. 60 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrei Macarie came free, but Domingos Iaki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute Benjamin Sotil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Frânculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Emil Frânculescu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 69 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Sotil came free, but Emil Frânculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Steaua Bucuresti booed when Abuba Akotonon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Giro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th match minute, Abuba Akotonon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sixto Birjaio to maneuver through the defense. When Ştefan Măgureanu came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Steaua Bucuresti 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 Ştefan Măgureanu couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Abuba Akotonon FC booed when Steaua Bucuresti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelian Iurea didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Titan Palermo in the 83rd minute of play forced Steaua Bucuresti's goalkeeper Emil Frânculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute Benjamin Sotil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Frânculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Costel Drăgan kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goalkeeper Emil Frânculescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hipolito Piarres. Edgar Basarab kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Sotil came free, but Emil Frânculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Titan Palermo got free with Emil Frânculescu in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 95 played minutes Steaua Bucuresti got a freekick which was hit by Aurelian Iurea.