Official Cup

P. Alexandru Arena
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) After 6 played minutes New York Red Bulls got a freekick which was hit by Basarab Panduru. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by New York Red Bulls's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Twan van Nistelrooij was slow to take the kick. During this time F.C. YKE's players had a chance to rest. Doru Coman made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by F.C. YKE's Beppe Ciccone. Eduardo Pereyra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samet Ağar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Leahu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nazım Taci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nazım Taci might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Felix Leahu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nazım Taci ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 26th minute, Nazım Taci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra got control of the ball when Samet Ağar tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 36th minute of the match, Samet Ağar tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eduardo Pereyra saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to New York Red Bulls getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Doru Coman hit a great ball. Samet Ağar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Eduardo Pereyra made a huge save. In the 46th minute Samet Ağar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Samet Ağar to make the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, F.C. YKE's Samet Ağar made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eduardo Pereyra was left in no man's land by his defense there! New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samet Ağar in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, New York Red Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Samet Ağar came free, but Eduardo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, New York Red Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Samet Ağar came free, but Eduardo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samet Ağar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Pereyra having to interfere. Samet Ağar struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Eduardo Pereyra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C. YKE. If Samet Ağar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eduardo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samet Ağar, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. If Samet Ağar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eduardo Pereyra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samet Ağar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samet Ağar might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eduardo Pereyra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Samet Ağar ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samet Ağar in the 75th minute of play forced New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Eduardo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to New York Red Bulls getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Nazım Taci hit a great ball. After taking down the ball on F.C. YKE's corner Twan van Nistelrooij fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eduardo Pereyra quite easily take care of the ball. 80 minutes into the match, F.C. YKE's goal looked a bit too open when Nazım Taci came free, but Felix Leahu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doru Coman made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by F.C. YKE's Beppe Ciccone. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samet Ağar in the 84th minute of play forced New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Eduardo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Samet Ağar in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eduardo Pereyra saved New York Red Bulls from getting behind. In the 87th match minute, New York Red Bulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristinel Alamaru to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, New York Red Bulls's Cristinel Alamaru got a free kick in the 88th minute. F.C. YKE's Zygmunt Zachemski was substituted for Twan van Nistelrooij. Duman Enginsoy made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by New York Red Bulls's Cristinel Alamaru. Samet Ağar scored 2-0 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eduardo Pereyra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. F.C. YKE's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.