Official Cup

Pietricica
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sebastian Bîlbă kicked off to start the match. Sabin Corcoveanu charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sabin Corcoveanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th minute of the match FC Alinborger got a corner. Club Vertigo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Doru Teodoroiu ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Well-Well Benne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ştefan Panțuru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Tadeu Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ştefan Panțuru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeu Moraes having to interfere. After 23 minutes FC Alinborger's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wang Jun Bo who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Club Vertigo's Wang Jun Bo to fire away a dangerous shot which Tadeu Moraes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 26 minutes of play Club Vertigo's Sabin Corcoveanu was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 32nd minute of the game Sever Iuonaș made a throw-in which Angel Veronica played forward. Sever Iuonaș hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute, Well-Well Benne fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Tadeu Moraes, passed just outside the right post. If Well-Well Benne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Well-Well Benne was the one to do the kick off. FC Alinborger's Tadeu Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Well-Well Benne in the 51st minute of play. Nistor Iftimescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeu Moraes having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Ştefan Panțuru made a precise shot to the right of Tadeu Moraes. FC Alinborger's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Well-Well Benne took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tadeu Moraes. Tadeu Moraes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. With a little luck, Club Vertigo's Ovidiu Caranfil got control of the ball when Angel Veronica tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute FC Alinborger were awarded a corner. Doru Teodoroiu went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Doru Teodoroiu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Club Vertigo's Ovidiu Caranfil did a great save. Tadeu Moraes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ştefan Panțuru in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Alinborger's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wang Jun Bo was slow to take the kick. During this time Club Vertigo's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Club Vertigo's Wang Jun Bo to fire away a dangerous shot which Tadeu Moraes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ovidiu Caranfil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Bîlbă in the 84th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Bîlbă in the 86th minute of play forced Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Ovidiu Caranfil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Well-Well Benne hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Angel Veronica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Club Vertigo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Alinborger for a fine match.