Official Cup

Hirlau Arena
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jimeno Gumaro got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the Los Espinillos FC defense, Mugurel Burdulea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcus Silva. The Los Espinillos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcus Silva should have stopped the shot. 9 minutes into the match, Jimeno Gumaro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maxim Nae. Avantul Hirlau's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jimeno Gumaro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Avantul Hirlau's zone, Jimeno Gumaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxim Nae came out of the goal and Jimeno Gumaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Jimeno Gumaro came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Los Espinillos FC 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 Jimeno Gumaro couldn't finish the play. In the 16th minute Zula Munko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxim Nae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Zula Munko notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Avantul Hirlau's Maxim Nae. Maxim Nae was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zula Munko in the 19th minute of play forced Avantul Hirlau's goalkeeper Maxim Nae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. George Stoicu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcus Silva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Jimeno Gumaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxim Nae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Avantul Hirlau's Maxim Nae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zula Munko in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Poli Albizua in the 27th minute of play forced Avantul Hirlau's goalkeeper Maxim Nae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Avantul Hirlau's goal looked a bit too open when Zula Munko came free, but Maxim Nae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Avantul Hirlau's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Claudio Barrionuevo was slow to take the kick. During this time Los Espinillos FC's players had a chance to rest. After 33 played minutes Los Espinillos FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Barrionuevo. After a defensive mix-up in Los Espinillos FC's zone, George Stoicu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcus Silva came out of the goal and George Stoicu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maxim Nae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zula Munko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maxim Nae stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zula Munko's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Avantul Hirlau's goal looked a bit too open when Jimeno Gumaro came free, but Maxim Nae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maxim Nae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zula Munko, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Sorin Pietreanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Silva having to interfere. A collision led to Avantul Hirlau getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Ferdinand Corlățean hit a great ball. Claudio Barrionuevo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 49th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for George Stoicu to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Los Espinillos FC defense, George Stoicu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcus Silva. The Los Espinillos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcus Silva should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Avantul Hirlau's Maxim Nae got control of the ball when Jimeno Gumaro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th minute, Poli Albizua hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Poli Albizua in the 62nd minute of play forced Avantul Hirlau's goalkeeper Maxim Nae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Los Espinillos FC's Maxim Nae threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zula Munko, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Los Espinillos FC's zone, Mugurel Burdulea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcus Silva came out of the goal and Mugurel Burdulea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th minute Ricardo Mateus suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. George Cercelescu charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed George Cercelescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Los Espinillos FC made a substitution. Armando Bastia replaced Ricardo Mateus. George Cercelescu kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Jimeno Gumaro took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maxim Nae. Maxim Nae dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. After having played for 74 minutes, Radu Sălcudeanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Avantul Hirlau's supporters crossed their fingers, but Radu Sălcudeanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 76th minute of the match, Zula Munko tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maxim Nae saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jimeno Gumaro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Maxim Nae made a huge save. Avantul Hirlau's Maxim Nae proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Avantul Hirlau from getting a goal against them. Claudio Barrionuevo kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Avantul Hirlau were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Los Espinillos FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mugurel Burdulea took the corner. Baldomiro Montrell thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Marcus Silva, a very annoying self made goal in the 85th minute which led to 3-3. Maxim Nae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Barrionuevo in the 90th minute of the match. A hard shot 92 in the game by Zula Munko from a close distance when the talented Maxim Nae managed to make a qualified save. Avantul Hirlau's players were relieved. 92 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Los Espinillos FC's Zula Munko fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 94 minutes into the match, Avantul Hirlau's goal looked a bit too open when Zula Munko came free, but Maxim Nae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.