League

Cirta
Spectators: 6830 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 100) Tyukolos's Eric Herea started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Vlad Uncheşelu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Herea, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Fred Ström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th match minute, Tyukolos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisc Ionescu to maneuver through the defense. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tyukolos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eugenio Frasco was slow to take the kick. During this time Cirta's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Cirta's Liviu Schiau got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute, Mădălin Semeghin sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cirta's Vlad Uncheşelu didn't even have to move. Robert Lupu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Udrea in the 20th minute. Robert Lupu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fred Ström in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the game, Octavian Ciordaș was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tyukolos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cirta the free kick. The supporters of Cirta booed when Tyukolos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavian Ciordaș didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cirta's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 24th minute of the game, when Liviu Schiau after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Tyukolos's goal. Liviu Schiau was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Valeriu Hidiș had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vlad Uncheşelu. Cirta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valeriu Hidiș was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Daniel Udrea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robert Lupu was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, Cirta's goal looked a bit too open when Francisc Ionescu came free, but Vlad Uncheşelu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Ström got free with Robert Lupu in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Udrea to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Fred Ström notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Tyukolos's Robert Lupu. Robert Lupu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 60 minutes into the match, Tyukolos's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Udrea came free, but Robert Lupu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Tyukolos getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Cătălin Lupoaia hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, Fred Ström made a precise shot to the right of Robert Lupu. Tyukolos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Robert Lupu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Udrea's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Fred Ström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Robert Lupu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Daniel Udrea made a precise shot to the right of Robert Lupu. Tyukolos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Robert Lupu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Ström in the 88th minute of the match. Fred Ström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 92 minutes into the match, Daniel Udrea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robert Lupu. Tyukolos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Udrea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. Tyukolos's Eric Herea got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tyukolos's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.