Official Cup

PIETROSUL ARENA
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ubarna Harroyo kicked off to start the match. 13 minutes into the match, Ubarna Harroyo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Niculae Rădvan. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ubarna Harroyo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Niculae Rădvan came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by The Owls's Gino Galante. But to his dismay, Gino Galante quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. A collision led to The Owls getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. William Creemers hit a great ball. The Owls's Jan-Åke Emander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save The Owls from getting a goal against them. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aurelian Odobescu in the 26th minute. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Ciprian Halipa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jan-Åke Emander in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jan-Åke Emander was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Aurelian Odobescu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aurelian Odobescu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. 33 minutes into the game, Gino Galante cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Niculae Rădvan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Niculae Rădvan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Viorel Iacobescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Jan-Åke Emander made a huge save. FC PIETROSUL -MM- made a substitution. Costin Pupăzan replaced Filip Braia. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Sandu Porumbescu was substituted for Emilian Şoimaru. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Viorel Iacobescu was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to The Owls getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Corneliu Fox hit a great ball. Niculae Rădvan came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by The Owls's Gino Galante. But to his dismay, Gino Galante quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Cristi Ciprian was substituted for Viorel Iacobescu. The Owls's Jan-Åke Emander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristi Ciprian in the 66th minute of play. Sever Crăiniceanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jan-Åke Emander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristi Ciprian in the 76th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Sandu Porumbescu with Sever Crăiniceanu as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Niculae Rădvan was a little too slow when Gino Galante got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 1-6. In the 87th minute, Cristian Furdui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Recep Talha Kutyan's late challenge caught a FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Recep Talha Kutyan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to The Owls getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Recep Talha Kutyan hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched The Owls eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.