Official Cup

Immortal Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jiang Yuan kicked off to start the match. Sebastian Mott's late challenge caught a Ninjas in Pyjamas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Mott helped the player get up and apologised. Sebastian Mott hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, Jiang Yuan made a precise shot to the right of Emil Gabor. Ninjas in Pyjamas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 13th match minute, Inmortales FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darnell Joyce to maneuver through the defense. Jakub Pazura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Păvăloae, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Jakub Pazura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Păvăloae in the 16th minute of play. Jakub Pazura came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Ninjas in Pyjamas's Eric Păvăloae. But to his dismay, Eric Păvăloae quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Eric Păvăloae scored 1-2 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jakub Pazura, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Inmortales FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Păvăloae came free, but Jakub Pazura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jiang Yuan hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Jakub Pazura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Păvăloae, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Jakub Pazura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihnea Iosub, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. When Robertas Poškus fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Inmortales FC's protests and gave Robertas Poškus a yellow card for diving instead. Robertas Poškus kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Robertas Poškus kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eric Păvăloae was the one to do the kick off. Eric Păvăloae's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jakub Pazura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute Eric Păvăloae shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakub Pazura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Inmortales FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mihnea Iosub came free, but Jakub Pazura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute Eric Păvăloae shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakub Pazura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Codrin Neguțu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Robertas Poškus, made in the 69th minute of the game. Eric Păvăloae might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jakub Pazura. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eric Păvăloae ran back to his position shaking his head. Eric Păvăloae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Jakub Pazura made a huge save. Inmortales FC's Jakub Pazura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Păvăloae in the 75th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Mihnea Iosub sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jakub Pazura narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 86th minute Zinon Potamias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Gabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 86 minutes of play, Inmortales FC's Zinon Potamias made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emil Gabor was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Alexandru Negreanu got a free kick in the 96th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.