Official Cup

Queen Arena
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) FC Inter Craiova's Edgar Iovanovici started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. FC Inter Craiova were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sorin Chitimia took the corner. FC Inter Craiova's Barnaba Barniszke was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Long Liang in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 5 minutes into the match, Barnaba Barniszke notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Long Liang. Long Liang was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 9th minute of the match, Argir Stariradev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nichifor Măgurean saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, FC Inter Craiova's Nichifor Măgurean got control of the ball when Dušan Vlahović tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 13 minutes, Dušan Vlahović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Dušan Vlahović was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 15 played minutes FC Inter Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Ionel Poplăcan. After a rather tough play, FC Inter Craiova's André Luiz Pitta got a free kick in the 22nd minute. If Dušan Vlahović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Long Liang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 林晨川 in the 27th minute of play. Nichifor Măgurean made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dušan Vlahović in the 29th minute. After 30 minutes FC Inter Craiova's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sefa Boran who took care of the corner kick. 34 minutes into the match, FC Inter Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Eugen came free, but Nichifor Măgurean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, FC Inter Craiova's goalkeeper Nichifor Măgurean had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Isăilă. After a defensive mix-up in FC Inter Craiova's zone, Manuel Isăilă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nichifor Măgurean came out of the goal and Manuel Isăilă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 44 minutes of play, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Argir Stariradev made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nichifor Măgurean was left in no man's land by his defense there! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dušan Vlahović to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when 林晨川 got free with Long Liang in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute FC Inter Craiova were awarded a corner. Sorin Chitimia went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Sorin Chitimia got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Long Liang quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 61st minute, Manuel Isăilă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nichifor Măgurean was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Nichifor Măgurean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dušan Vlahović in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66thth minute of the game Argir Stariradev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Inter Craiova's Nichifor Măgurean was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Argir Stariradev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nichifor Măgurean read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Leo Billock was substituted for Argir Stariradev. The supporters of FC Inter Craiova booed when ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Eugen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute of the game Bogdan Agrigoroaiei made a throw-in which André Luiz Pitta played forward. In the 78th minute, Manuel Isăilă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 84th minute, Manuel Isăilă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nichifor Măgurean was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Manuel Isăilă struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Nichifor Măgurean didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡. Manuel Isăilă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 91st minute of play forced FC Inter Craiova's goalkeeper Nichifor Măgurean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 played minutes FC Inter Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Agrigoroaiei. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Inter Craiova for a fine match.