Official Cup

ULTRA VIOLA ARENA
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Constantin Bădila 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. Petruț Arapașu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikolas Kafkalas in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Cristian Bociort was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC GURZUN the free kick. Cristian Bociort hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Petruț Arapașu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Madaio in the 10th minute of the match. Petruț Arapașu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolas Kafkalas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Nikolas Kafkalas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petruț Arapașu was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. 21 minutes into the match, FC GURZUN's Nikolas Kafkalas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Petruț Arapașu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Cristian Pricop hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Madaio came free, but Petruț Arapașu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Petruț Arapașu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ettore Madaio in the 27th minute of play. The corner led FC GURZUN's Joakim Andersson to fire away a dangerous shot which Petruț Arapașu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Petruț Arapașu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ettore Madaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31stth minute of the game Nikolas Kafkalas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Petruț Arapașu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Petruț Arapașu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Madaio in the 32nd minute of the match. FC GURZUN's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joakim Andersson in the 34th minute. The corner ended in Angel Patrido almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Petruț Arapașu did a great save. When Nikolas Kafkalas came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the FC GURZUN 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 Nikolas Kafkalas couldn't finish the play. Eusebiu Banica struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Sérgio Vargas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ★POLI★™★VIOLA★. Petruț Arapașu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolas Kafkalas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC GURZUN's Nikolas Kafkalas got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nikolas Kafkalas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ettore Madaio sped through ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Petruț Arapașu. In the 54th minute Nikolas Kafkalas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petruț Arapașu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goal looked a bit too open when Nikolas Kafkalas came free, but Petruț Arapașu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sérgio Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantin Bădila, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. FC GURZUN were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joakim Andersson took the corner. The corner ended in Joakim Andersson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Petruț Arapașu did a great save. Constantin Bădila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mihai Musta hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Petruț Arapașu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joakim Andersson, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 67th match minute, FC GURZUN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moise Cigu to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute Nicu Udroiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sérgio Vargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, FC GURZUN's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Pricop came free, but Sérgio Vargas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandru Ghionea hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Sérgio Vargas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Constantin Bădila's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. The corner led ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Nicu Udroiu to fire away a dangerous shot which Sérgio Vargas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantin Bădila in the 74th minute of play forced FC GURZUN's goalkeeper Sérgio Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nae Hurmuzache who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 80thth minute tested the skills of Petruț Arapașu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolas Kafkalas in the 83rd minute of play forced ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Petruț Arapașu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sérgio Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigi Stanciu in the 85th minute of the match. Petruț Arapașu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ettore Madaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. FC GURZUN's Dumitru Neguțu was substituted for Moise Cigu. FC GURZUN's Matei Cozmâncă was substituted for Ettore Madaio. FC GURZUN's Mihnea Tincu was substituted for Nikolas Kafkalas. The goalkeeper, Petruț Arapașu, was totally fooled by FC GURZUN's Joakim Andersson, who 94 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 97th minute, Matei Cozmâncă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC GURZUN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. FC GURZUN's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.