Official Cup

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Lutanu's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Brian Finnman was slow to take the kick. During this time Wambalamba FC's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robin Steckamp got free with Irinel Soneriu in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Costin Uncheşelu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Cris Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Irinel Soneriu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Carlos Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Octav Romaşcanu came free, but Cris Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, FC Lutanu's goalkeeper Irinel Soneriu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brian Finnman. Irinel Soneriu was a little too slow when Brian Finnman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juarês Donato in the 25th minute of play forced FC Lutanu's goalkeeper Irinel Soneriu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juarês Donato in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Irinel Soneriu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th minute, Yetkiner Yasun got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Juarês Donato could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Irinel Soneriu made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juarês Donato got free with Irinel Soneriu in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Irinel Soneriu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês Donato in the 31st minute of play. With a little luck, FC Lutanu's Irinel Soneriu got control of the ball when Robin Steckamp tried to sneak it across the goal line. Șerban Negulici hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Wambalamba FC's Brian Finnman shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 36th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Irinel Soneriu but with some difficulty. Irinel Soneriu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brian Finnman, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 45 minutes into the game, Osvaldo Meireles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wambalamba FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Lutanu the free kick. In the 48th minute João Carlos Vianna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Irinel Soneriu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Carlos Vianna took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Irinel Soneriu. Irinel Soneriu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Iulian Iancu kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Constantin Istrătescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, Helge Lindgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th match minute, FC Lutanu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilie Cazacu to maneuver through the defense. If Brian Finnman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cris Courtois made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yetkiner Yasun in the 70th minute. Irinel Soneriu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Finnman in the 74th minute of the match. Irinel Soneriu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andre-Yann Dospel, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Brian Finnman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Irinel Soneriu. FC Lutanu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brian Finnman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Irinel Soneriu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Carlos Vianna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Lutanu's attentive Șerban Negulici managed to snatch the ball when Rolf Pilgren made a throw-in in the 84th minute of the game. Irinel Soneriu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Steckamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The audience was convinced that Octav Romaşcanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cris Courtois was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. The referee felt a red card was in order, 94 minutes into the game, when Constantin Istrătescu put in a rough tackle. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Lutanu!