Prized/Friendly Cup

Π Toloaca
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ernest Poplăcean started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Armada's George Ichim made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emanuel Giurcă was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Marius Măgură fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Fanaticii's protests and gave Marius Măgură a yellow card for diving instead. After 17 played minutes FC Fanaticii got a freekick which was hit by Marius Măgură. Armada's Mihăiţă Mudura got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emanuel Giurcă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorin Mereuță in the 20th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Daniel Jumancă notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC Fanaticii's Emanuel Giurcă. Emanuel Giurcă was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 28th minute Marius Ganea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ding Dong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 played minutes FC Fanaticii got a freekick which was hit by Emilian Lăcătușu. Mihăiţă Mudura struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Emanuel Giurcă didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Armada. Emanuel Giurcă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorin Mereuță in the 36th minute of play. FC Fanaticii's Emanuel Giurcă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Jumancă in the 38th minute of play. Marius Măgură hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Emanuel Giurcă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dumitru Stănciulescu in the 43rd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the game, Emilian Lăcătușu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Fanaticii's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Armada the free kick. A collision led to FC Fanaticii getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Emilian Lăcătușu hit a great ball. The FC Fanaticii players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Armada were winning 0-2.

After 52 minutes of play, Armada's Dorin Mereuță made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emanuel Giurcă was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emanuel Giurcă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dumitru Stănciulescu in the 58th minute. After having played for 63 minutes, Dorin Mereuță managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Armada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dorin Mereuță was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mihăiţă Mudura blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emanuel Giurcă having to make a save. A collision led to FC Fanaticii getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Dragoş Pivniceru hit a great ball. In the 69th minute Daniel Jumancă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Giurcă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aron Gușatu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Horaţiu Zotincă hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Fanaticii's zone, Dumitru Stănciulescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuel Giurcă came out of the goal and Dumitru Stănciulescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 83 minutes, Mugurel Bărăian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Fanaticii's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mugurel Bărăian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 91 minutes into the match, Dumitru Stănciulescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuel Giurcă. FC Fanaticii's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dumitru Stănciulescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Dumitru Stănciulescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Emanuel Giurcă made a huge save. Armada's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.