Official Cup

Florea Dumitrache
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sefa Zeyyat got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, LIVERPOOL FC's Adrian Stanomir got a free kick in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, LIVERPOOL FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sefa Zeyyat came free, but Codruț Răchită reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Navigators's Yavuz Bülent Ilgın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tudor Pintilescu in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Stanomir in the 15th minute of play forced Navigators's goalkeeper Yavuz Bülent Ilgın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, LIVERPOOL FC's goal looked a bit too open when Habib Mennan came free, but Codruț Răchită reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, LIVERPOOL FC's Horea Mititelu got a free kick in the 20th minute. Codruț Răchită showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tunç Erokay, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Müslüm Ülkenur's late challenge caught a LIVERPOOL FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Müslüm Ülkenur helped the player get up and apologised. Remus Papaiani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yavuz Bülent Ilgın having to interfere. After 24 played minutes LIVERPOOL FC got a freekick which was hit by Horea Mititelu. Tunç Erokay charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tunç Erokay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of LIVERPOOL FC booed when Navigators was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tunç Erokay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adrian Stanomir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yavuz Bülent Ilgın having to interfere. Müslüm Ülkenur hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The supporters of LIVERPOOL FC booed when Navigators was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Müslüm Ülkenur didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 42 minutes of play, Navigators's Tunç Erokay made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Codruț Răchită was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Navigators made a substitution. Bedir Yazgı replaced Mehmet Halis Işıklı. LIVERPOOL FC made a substitution. Martin Buteanu replaced Tudor Pintilescu. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Martin Buteanu was the one to do the kick off. LIVERPOOL FC's Codruț Răchită played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sefa Zeyyat in the 55th minute of play. With 68 minutes on the clock, Vali Puric commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 69 played minutes LIVERPOOL FC got a freekick which was hit by Vali Puric. Vali Puric hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When Remus Papaiani fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LIVERPOOL FC's protests and gave Remus Papaiani a yellow card for diving instead. After 71 played minutes LIVERPOOL FC got a freekick which was hit by Remus Papaiani. Codruț Răchită took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doğa Erdem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Navigators's Sefa Zeyyat got a free kick in the 74th minute. Yavuz Bülent Ilgın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remus Papaiani, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The supporters of Navigators booed when LIVERPOOL FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Horia didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute of the match, Doğa Erdem tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Codruț Răchită saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 85th minute of the match, Tunç Erokay got a very nice opportunity to score, but Codruț Răchită was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 90 minutes into the game, Kamber Tongar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Codruț Răchită was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.