Official Cup

NAVIGAȚII BACĂU
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Danny Ross started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Manchester United F.C.'s Danny Ross got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 3 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jannik Roblaa came free, but Martyn Patten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Navigatii Bacău getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Konrad Ziemniak hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Bibby in the 4th minute of play forced Navigatii Bacău's goalkeeper Cristian Mirciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manchester United F.C.'s Martyn Patten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jannik Roblaa in the 6th minute of play. Keith Featherstone kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Jannik Roblaa 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. Blas Brun was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 17th minute. Navigatii Bacău's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Martyn Patten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blas Brun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Navigatii Bacău's Cristian Mirciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastien Dryden in the 24th minute of play. Blas Brun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th match minute, Manchester United F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddy Deveraux to maneuver through the defense. Sebastien Dryden's late challenge caught a Navigatii Bacău's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastien Dryden helped the player get up and apologised. After 35 played minutes Manchester United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Sebastien Dryden. Navigatii Bacău's Konrad Ziemniak shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 36th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Martyn Patten but with some difficulty. In the 37th minute, Keith Featherstone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martyn Patten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jannik Roblaa in the 37th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

A collision led to Manchester United F.C. getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Keith Featherstone hit a great ball. 52 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Blas Brun came free, but Martyn Patten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Konrad Ziemniak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Martyn Patten, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rdth minute of the game Jannik Roblaa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester United F.C.'s Martyn Patten was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 66th minute of the match Navigatii Bacău got a corner. Manchester United F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Konrad Ziemniak ran over to the corner to take the kick. Adam Rywin made a great header on Navigatii Bacău's corner, it was just that Manchester United F.C.'s Martyn Patten managed to reach the ball for a save. Manchester United F.C.'s Martyn Patten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jannik Roblaa in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jannik Roblaa came free, but Martyn Patten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Adam Rywin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Mirciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danny Ross, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The audience was convinced that Jannik Roblaa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martyn Patten was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. 90 minutes into the match, Blas Brun notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Manchester United F.C.'s Martyn Patten. Martyn Patten was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 95 minutes into the match, Adam Rywin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martyn Patten. Manchester United F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adam Rywin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Manchester United F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.