Official Cup

Hall of Valhalla
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cătălin Cosâmbescu made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Şafak Açıkalın had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dacian Ghițescu. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Şafak Açıkalın was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 7 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Cristinel Uncheşelu. Yu Xi hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Dacian Ghițescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şafak Açıkalın, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Dacian Ghițescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristinel Uncheşelu charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristinel Uncheşelu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cristinel Uncheşelu hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Dacian Ghițescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murat Akpınar in the 15th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucian Şimonca during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 18th minute, Lucian Şimonca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes into the match, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Şafak Açıkalın came free, but Dacian Ghițescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to H E P T A N FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Murat Akpınar hit a great ball. If Yu Xi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şafak Açıkalın in the 30th minute of play forced PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Dacian Ghițescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. H E P T A N FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Golo Phoenix scored to the left of an out of position Arif Bilge Tokyürek, making the score, 1-2. Dacian Ghițescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After a rather tough play, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Golo Phoenix got a free kick in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yu Xi to strike the kick off in the second half. Dacian Ghițescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Macit Taşel kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dacian Ghițescu. That made the score 1-3 in the 52 minute of play. A collision led to H E P T A N FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Aykut Zihni hit a great ball. Şafak Açıkalın was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 65th minute. H E P T A N FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Dacian Ghițescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca from getting a goal against them. In the 69th minute Şafak Açıkalın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dacian Ghițescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Dacian Ghițescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Xi in the 72nd minute of play. Olimpiu Fecioru got a throw-in 74 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mircea Jupân. If Yu Xi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 86 minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Atabey Ökten who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Calistrat Şerbănescu hit a great ball. Lucian Şimonca was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Lucian Şimonca hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Dacian Ghițescu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Şafak Açıkalın in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dacian Ghițescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. H E P T A N FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.