Prized/Friendly Cup

Dealu Florilor
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ilie Brumaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narcis Aursulesei, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Grigore Mardarie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olimpiu Teodorescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mădălin Brăiloiu scored 1-0 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilie Brumaru, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 16 minutes, Olimpiu Teodorescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Cosula-BTF-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Olimpiu Teodorescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Bărbânță in the 18th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Grigore Mardarie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, FC Cosula-BTF-'s goal looked a bit too open when Maxim Strugure came free, but Ilie Brumaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Olimpiu Teodorescu made a precise shot to the right of Grigore Mardarie. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After 37 minutes, David Iurașcu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- and the FC Cosula-BTF- players grew even worse after the yellow card. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mădălin Brăiloiu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Olimpiu Teodorescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Grigore Mardarie read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute of the match FC Cosula-BTF- got a corner. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aron Mitruț ran over to the corner to take the kick. Grigore Mardarie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manuel Neicu in the 55th minute. The supporters of FC Cosula-BTF- booed when Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucian Voinescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aron Mitruț, 58 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to FC Cosula-BTF- getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Sandu Bărbânță hit a great ball. With 62 minutes on the clock, Aron Mitruț commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Petru Chirea kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Petruț Dugulescu scored to the left of an out of position Grigore Mardarie, making the score, 2-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gheorghe Chițan during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Cosula-BTF- getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gheorghe Chițan hit a great ball. Ilie Brumaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vlad Nicolae, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After 80 minutes, Aurel Lăceanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Cosula-BTF- and the Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Sorin Manole hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the game, Mădălin Brăiloiu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Cosula-BTF- the free kick. In the 89th match minute, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mădălin Brăiloiu to maneuver through the defense. Narcis Aursulesei made in the 93rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Cosula-BTF-'s Manuel Neicu. Ilie Brumaru came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Sorin Manole. But to his dismay, Sorin Manole quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4.