Official Cup

CRISTY ARENA VITAN
Spectators: 164 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alex Isaia got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Alex Isaia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silviu Popan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Alex Isaia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silviu Popan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's Remus Surugiu got a free kick in the 11th minute. When Florin Stancu came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Muget 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 Florin Stancu couldn't finish the play. Florin Stancu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Silviu Popan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Alex Isaia scored 0-2 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silviu Popan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute, Florin Stancu made a precise shot to the right of Silviu Popan. YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 31st minute, Florin Stancu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silviu Popan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Isaia in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silviu Popan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Isaia in the 37th minute of play forced YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's goalkeeper Silviu Popan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florin Stancu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Silviu Popan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. In the 42ndth minute of the game Nae Strungă who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's Silviu Popan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 43rd minute of the match Muget got a corner. YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nae Strungă ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's goalie and right to Dinu Moți. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 45th minute, Isac Panait hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silviu Popan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Isaia in the 47th minute of play. The YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Muget were winning 0-5.

Muget made a substitution. Grigore Stoicu replaced Dinu Moți. The wind increased when Silviu Hagi made the kick off in the second half. Alex Isaia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 53 minutes into the match, YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Isaia came free, but Silviu Popan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alex Isaia in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silviu Popan saved YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM from getting behind. YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's Silviu Popan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM from getting a goal against them. Silviu Popan was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Florin Stancu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Florin Stancu really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. 62 minutes into the match, Muget's Albert Doloman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silviu Popan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Muget's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nae Strungă in the 66th minute. After taking down the ball on Muget's corner Grigore Stoicu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Silviu Popan quite easily take care of the ball. Grigore Stoicu did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-8 to the left of a surprised Silviu Popan 66 minutes into the match. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nae Strungă was slow to take the kick. During this time Muget's players had a chance to rest. Billy Nilsson was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 82 minutes into the game, Florin Stancu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Silviu Popan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Florin Stancu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Muget's supporters rose to their feet, but Florin Stancu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silviu Popan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silviu Popan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Isaia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute of the match, Albert Doloman got a very nice opportunity to score, but Silviu Popan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Silviu Popan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Isaia's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Muget played a much better game than YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM and deserved their victory. The YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.