Sami Zübeyr Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mădălin Barbonța got the match started through his kick off. Costin Ignătoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolae Pădureanu in the 3rd minute of play. Manuel Onaca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabian Ciociu went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. FC Maci -MM-'s Manuel Onaca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Frunză in the 9th minute of play. Manuel Onaca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Frunză, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Frunză in the 12th minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Manuel Onaca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Onaca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sever Ţurcaş in the 13th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Boris Spassky hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 15 played minutes, AFC PunisherS™'s Mihnea Costea shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Manuel Onaca came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AFC PunisherS™ reached it. Sever Ţurcaş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Onaca having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC Maci -MM-'s Marius Doroftei got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Sever Ţurcaş took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manuel Onaca. Manuel Onaca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Sever Ţurcaş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Manuel Onaca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the game, Marius Doroftei was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Maci -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC PunisherS™ the free kick. The supporters of AFC PunisherS™ booed when FC Maci -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marius Doroftei didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luca Udurbac made a kick off. Costin Ignătoiu came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Maci -MM-'s Luca Udurbac. But to his dismay, Luca Udurbac quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 56 minutes into the match, Mădălin Barbonța had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Onaca. FC Maci -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mădălin Barbonța was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. If Isac Frunză had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute, Isac Frunză 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. Cezar Boia kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. When Fabian Ciociu came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the AFC PunisherS™ 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 Fabian Ciociu couldn't finish the play. The supporters of AFC PunisherS™ booed when FC Maci -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iordache Mortu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Onaca acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 65th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Mihnea Costea. 67 minutes into the match, AFC PunisherS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Eugen Spoială came free, but Costin Ignătoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costin Ignătoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Udurbac in the 70th minute of play. In the 73rd match minute, FC Maci -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Udurbac to maneuver through the defense. Mihnea Costea took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Manuel Onaca. FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Gelu Agârbiceanu notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of AFC PunisherS™'s Costin Ignătoiu. Costin Ignătoiu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 81st minute Eugen Spoială shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Ignătoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, AFC PunisherS™'s Sever Ţurcaş got a free kick in the 85th minute. When FC Maci -MM-'s Nicolae Pădureanu in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC PunisherS™'s goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, FC Maci -MM-'s Manuel Onaca got control of the ball when Isac Frunză tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manuel Onaca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabian Ciociu's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. The FC Maci -MM- supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AFC PunisherS™'s performance. The match ended with a win for AFC PunisherS™.
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