Official Cup

Stadionul Municipal
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 顾昆烨 got the match started through his kick off. Iustin Lupescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gheorghe Taşcău in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute Kobra TEAM were awarded a corner. Carlo Bracchi went to the cornerflag to take it. After 13 played minutes Fc Lothlorien got a freekick which was hit by Liviu Albu. In the 16th minute Gheorghe Taşcău shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iustin Lupescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iustin Lupescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gheorghe Taşcău in the 18th minute. Iustin Lupescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Taşcău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liviu Albu's late challenge caught a Kobra TEAM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Liviu Albu helped the player get up and apologised. After 22 played minutes Fc Lothlorien got a freekick which was hit by Liviu Albu. After a rather tough play, Fc Lothlorien's Leandro Baptista got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Carlo Bracchi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iustin Lupescu made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Gheorghe Taşcău sent off a good shot on target. King Junior showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustinian Urseanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gheorghe Taşcău got free with Iustin Lupescu in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gheorghe Taşcău might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iustin Lupescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gheorghe Taşcău ran back to his position shaking his head. Gheorghe Taşcău could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Iustin Lupescu made a huge save. Iustin Lupescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionică Lucescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 44th minute, Ionică Lucescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kobra TEAM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0.

Gheorghe Taşcău blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iustin Lupescu having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Gheorghe Taşcău put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Iustin Lupescu. Kobra TEAM's George Mineață was substituted for Cazimir Corbeanu. In the 63rd minute, Ionică Lucescu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Gheorghe Taşcău had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iustin Lupescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gheorghe Taşcău, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After 68 played minutes Fc Lothlorien got a freekick which was hit by Petre Gheorghe. In the 71st minute Gheorghe Taşcău shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iustin Lupescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gheorghe Taşcău had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Iustin Lupescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Taşcău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fc Lothlorien's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carlo Bracchi was slow to take the kick. During this time Kobra TEAM's players had a chance to rest. Carlo Bracchi made a great header on Kobra TEAM's corner, it was just that Fc Lothlorien's Iustin Lupescu managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghe Taşcău in the 91st minute of play forced Fc Lothlorien's goalkeeper Iustin Lupescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The attack was good, but when Gheorghe Taşcău in the 93rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 97th minute, Ionică Lucescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iustin Lupescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Kobra TEAM had played much better football throughout.