Official Cup

Juvete Arena
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manuel Boteanu kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Ahmet İlke Ertüze cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marius Bălașa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ahmet İlke Ertüze took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marius Bălașa. Marius Bălașa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Ahmet İlke Ertüze might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marius Bălașa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ahmet İlke Ertüze ran back to his position shaking his head. Marius Bălașa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet İlke Ertüze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmet İlke Ertüze in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marius Bălașa saved Juventus Țiu from getting behind. Dorel Bolborici didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 19th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. The ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Ahmet İlke Ertüze looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 26th minute Ahmet İlke Ertüze 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. When ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Ahmet İlke Ertüze in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventus Țiu's goalie prevented a goal. 29 minutes into the match, Juventus Țiu's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet İlke Ertüze came free, but Marius Bălașa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Juventus Țiu defense, Virgil Dijk 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. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Juventus Țiu's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gabriel Cristian was slow to take the kick. During this time ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Juventus Țiu's goalie and right to Cauan Penha. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Juventus Țiu's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet İlke Ertüze in the 42nd minute of play forced Juventus Țiu's goalkeeper Marius Bălașa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ahmet İlke Ertüze made the kick off in the second half. When Pompiliu Traianescu came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pompiliu Traianescu couldn't finish the play. 56 minutes into the game, Ahmet İlke Ertüze lined in a short shot 1-5 behind a frustrated Marius Bălașa. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Dorel Bolborici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Boteanu in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute Vlad Papadima clashed with another player. He fell to the ground and was in great pain. It was obvious that he couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cauan Penha during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Sorin Bârlă was substituted for Ahmet İlke Ertüze. A collision led to ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Cauan Penha hit a great ball. Sorin Bârlă might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marius Bălașa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sorin Bârlă ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Sorin Bârlă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marius Bălașa was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Marius Bălașa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sorin Bârlă went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score. Jaxon-James Forlán received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Marius Bălașa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sorin Bârlă in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marius Bălașa saved Juventus Țiu from getting behind. 80 minutes into the match, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Sorin Bârlă sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marius Bălașa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ booed when Juventus Țiu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciprian Petrulean didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marius Bălașa made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Sorin Bârlă sent off a good shot on target. Ernest Bărcăuan got a throw-in 86 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ionuț Stuparu. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Sorin Bârlă was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 93rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.