Official Cup

Juvete Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Ernest Ştati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionuț Stuparu in the 2nd minute of the match. A collision led to Juventus Țiu getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Avram Valerian hit a great ball. After 11 played minutes, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Dacian Burnei shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marius Bălașa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ reached it. Ionuț Nicolescu hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Ernest Ştati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Boteanu in the 15th minute of the match. Costică Brânzaș kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Marius Bălașa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionuț Nicolescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ionuț Nicolescu scored 0-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marius Bălașa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Juventus Țiu's Marius Bălașa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicodim Zogreanu in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute Sorin Lipan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marius Bălașa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugen Târban kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Marius Bălașa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costică Brânzaș, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Marius Bălașa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Costică Brânzaș went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Juventus Țiu defense, Ionuț Nicolescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marius Bălașa. The Juventus Țiu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marius Bălașa should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manuel Boteanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Nicodim Zogreanu got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marius Bălașa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionuț Nicolescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Marius Bălașa was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Călin Cotoi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Călin Cotoi really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Marius Bălașa stood somewhat misplaced when Costică Brânzaș came free in front of goal and shot 0-6 to the left of him in the 61 minute. After 63 minutes, Vlad Papadima mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventus Țiu and the Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 63 played minutes Juventus Țiu got a freekick which was hit by Vlad Papadima. Costică Brânzaș came free with the goalkeeper in the 64th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Marius Bălașa could save by the left post. Marius Bălașa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Costică Brânzaș in the 67th minute. Ernest Ştati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vlad Papadima in the 69th minute of the match. Leonard Cartianu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marius Bălașa having to interfere. Nicodim Zogreanu succeeded in the game's 80th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-8. 83 minutes into the match, Juventus Țiu's goal looked a bit too open when Sorin Lipan came free, but Marius Bălașa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ion Iftodi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Marius Bălașa made a huge save. Nicodim Zogreanu kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Sorin Lipan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marius Bălașa, 0-9. Marius Bălașa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sorin Lipan, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After 95 played minutes, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Dacian Burnei shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marius Bălașa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ reached it. Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ played a much better game than Juventus Țiu and deserved their victory. The Juventus Țiu players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.