Official Cup

BULLS ARENA
Spectators: 570 (Terracing: 428, Seating: 131, VIP seats: 11) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Virgil Vergulescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the game, Matei Nasta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rovine Craiova's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pagos FC the free kick. After 5 played minutes Rovine Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Matei Nasta. Cezar Ghinescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Stoltidis in the 11th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Sandu Munteanu notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros. Avraam Maggioros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 23 played minutes Pagos FC got a freekick which was hit by Stefanos Sotiriadis. Manolis Nikologiannis hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, Matei Comișel notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros. Avraam Maggioros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dacian Patrichi in the 34th minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Avraam Maggioros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Matei Comișel came free, but Avraam Maggioros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rovine Craiova's Cezar Ghinescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Stoltidis in the 42nd minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Stefanos Sotiriadis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pagos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rovine Craiova the free kick. After 46 played minutes Pagos FC got a freekick which was hit by Stefanos Sotiriadis. Avraam Maggioros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgil Vergulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 52ndth minute of the game Dimitris Stoltidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rovine Craiova's Cezar Ghinescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Pagos FC's Dimitris Stoltidis in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rovine Craiova's goalie prevented a goal. After 54 minutes of play, Rovine Craiova's Virgil Vergulescu made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Avraam Maggioros was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 58th minute, Stefanos Sotiriadis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pagos FC's Charalambos Lelopoulos was substituted for Manolis Nikologiannis. After a rather tough play, Pagos FC's Stefanos Sotiriadis got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 65th minute Virgil Vergulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avraam Maggioros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimitris Stoltidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cezar Ghinescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaggelis Giannakidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the game, Viorel Apolzan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rovine Craiova's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pagos FC the free kick. In the 81st match minute, Rovine Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viorel Apolzan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charalambos Lelopoulos in the 84th minute of play forced Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Cezar Ghinescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Spyros Kyrimlis hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Matei Comișel came free, but Avraam Maggioros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 played minutes Pagos FC got a freekick which was hit by Stefanos Sotiriadis. The supporters of Rovine Craiova booed when Pagos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alketas Rogas didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Rovine Craiova had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.