Capua Amphitheatre
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132,
Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sorin Lipan made the kick off which started today's match. Ionuț Nicolescu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Francisc Firoiu firmly grabbed it by the left post. Francisc Firoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sorin Lipan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, The Owls's goal looked a bit too open when Nicodim Zogreanu came free, but Francisc Firoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ernest Ştati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marin Alucai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Costică Brânzaș received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Francisc Firoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, The Owls's goal looked a bit too open when Ionuț Nicolescu came free, but Francisc Firoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisc Firoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sorin Lipan in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionuț Nicolescu in the 22nd minute of play forced The Owls's goalkeeper Francisc Firoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Sorin Lipan came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ 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 Sorin Lipan couldn't finish the play. Francisc Firoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sorin Lipan in the 25th minute of the match. After 26 minutes The Owls's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dacian Burnei who took care of the corner kick. Ionuț Nicolescu made a great header on Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s corner, it was just that The Owls's Francisc Firoiu managed to reach the ball for a save. Ionuț Nicolescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Francisc Firoiu made a huge save. Nicodim Zogreanu's late challenge caught a The Owls's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicodim Zogreanu helped the player get up and apologised. Nicodim Zogreanu kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, The Owls's goal looked a bit too open when Sorin Lipan came free, but Francisc Firoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, Alexandru Coporan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Owls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ the free kick. 39 minutes into the match, The Owls's goal looked a bit too open when Sorin Lipan came free, but Francisc Firoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ionuț Nicolescu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Francisc Firoiu firmly grabbed it by the left post. 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.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iulian Pordea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Francisc Firoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionuț Nicolescu in the 50th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as The Owls's Marin Alucai slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ernest Ştati. That made the score 1-1 after 53 minutes of play. Francisc Firoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costică Brânzaș in the 55th minute of the match. Marin Alucai could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Ernest Ştati made a huge save. In the 58th minute, Ionuț Nicolescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Francisc Firoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionuț Nicolescu in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute, The Owls's Grigore Cozaru seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Grigore Cozaru the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of The Owls protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Grigore Cozaru had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ booed when The Owls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigore Cozaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd minute, Dacian Burnei sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and The Owls's Francisc Firoiu didn't even have to move. In the 64th match minute, The Owls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damian Bârlea to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute Ionuț Nicolescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisc Firoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Ion Iftodi was substituted for Costică Brânzaș. After a rather tough play, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Costică Brânzaș got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Ionuț Nicolescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francisc Firoiu. The Owls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ionuț Nicolescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. 79 minutes into the match, The Owls's goal looked a bit too open when Ion Iftodi came free, but Francisc Firoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sorin Lipan in the 82nd minute of play forced The Owls's goalkeeper Francisc Firoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute Ion Iftodi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisc Firoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisc Firoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicodim Zogreanu in the 84th minute of the match. Francisc Firoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Cartianu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, The Owls's goal looked a bit too open when Nicodim Zogreanu came free, but Francisc Firoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, The Owls's goal looked a bit too open when Ionuț Nicolescu came free, but Francisc Firoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 94 in the game by Iulian Pordea from a close distance when the talented Ernest Ştati managed to make a qualified save. Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s players were relieved. Damian Bârlea's late challenge caught a Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Damian Bârlea helped the player get up and apologised. Damian Bârlea hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.
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