Official Cup

Láposbánya
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Mei started the match with the kick off. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Nistor Maghiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihăiţă Stolniceanu in the 3rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ciprian Alexe in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lyle Coppack prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Minerul Baita -MM-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ediberto de Queirós took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Ediberto de Queirós got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nistor Maghiar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A sloppy throw-in by Vlad Tepes in the 13th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Jerrald Caldera. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Carlos Mei got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lyle Coppack stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dudu Georgescu's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Carlos Mei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nistor Maghiar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Mei in the 25th minute of play forced Minerul Baita -MM-'s goalkeeper Nistor Maghiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nistor Maghiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Mei in the 28th minute of the match. Vlad Tepes made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Fábio Vieira. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Minerul Baita -MM-! Niculae Şantău recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ladislao Bela hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Dudu Georgescu made the kick off in the second half. Lyle Coppack showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciprian Alexe, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Lyle Coppack showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dudu Georgescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Lyle Coppack showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dudu Georgescu in the 54th minute of the match. Lyle Coppack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciprian Alexe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Fábio Guimarães could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Nistor Maghiar made a huge save. Nistor Maghiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Mei in the 62nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Mei got free with Nistor Maghiar in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th minute, Carlos Mei got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Minerul Baita -MM- made a substitution. Allan Shearer replaced Dudu Georgescu. In the 69th minute, Carlos Mei made a precise shot to the right of Nistor Maghiar. Minerul Baita -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Mei got free with Nistor Maghiar in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Carlos Mei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nistor Maghiar was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Octav Albescu charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Octav Albescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Minerul Baita -MM- made a substitution. Cédric Payen replaced Ciprian Alexe. In the 81st match minute, Minerul Baita -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octav Albescu to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Meis short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Nistor Maghiar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Nistor Maghiar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Minerul Baita -MM- from getting a goal against them. Lyle Coppack showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allan Shearer in the 91st minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Carlos Mei got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.