Official Cup

Cătălin Hîldan
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Doctor Mugg took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Vlad Miniș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Doctor Mugg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute Maxim Creangă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radu Barbălată saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Tornadele Siret's Radu Barbălată threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vlad Miniș, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 14 minutes into the game, A.J. Smith was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tornadele Siret's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alexandria Team08 the free kick. In the 14th minute of the match Albano Sergi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ricardinho Lopes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Basarab Panciu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardinho Lopes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Doctor Mugg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardinho Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardinho Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basarab Panciu in the 27th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's Doctor Mugg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardinho Lopes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Radu Barbălată had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aquilino Ponte. After 39 played minutes Tornadele Siret got a freekick which was hit by Zygmunt Zurawski. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Ricardinho Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aykut Aşkın in the 50th minute of the match. Doctor Mugg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Ricardinho Lopes made a huge save. With his leg Ricardinho Lopes managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Alexandria Team08's Doctor Mugg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Radu Barbălată made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Emir Işıklar in the 58th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's goal looked a bit too open when Aquilino Ponte came free, but Radu Barbălată reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rúben Prestes got a throw-in 62 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Maxim Creangă. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mma Clan during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Mma Clan got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Tornadele Siret's goalkeeper Ricardinho Lopes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Basarab Panciu. The supporters of Tornadele Siret booed when Alexandria Team08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aras Görkem Korcan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandria Team08 made a substitution. Péter Bánhegyi replaced Aykut Aşkın. Alexandria Team08's Zhou was substituted for Doctor Mugg. After 66 played minutes Alexandria Team08 got a freekick which was hit by Aras Görkem Korcan. 68 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's goal looked a bit too open when Aquilino Ponte came free, but Radu Barbălată reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 77 played minutes Alexandria Team08 got a freekick which was hit by Basarab Panciu. After 78 minutes of play, Tornadele Siret's Vlad Miniș made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Radu Barbălată was left in no man's land by his defense there! 81 minutes into the match, Tornadele Siret's goal looked a bit too open when Zhou came free, but Ricardinho Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Tornadele Siret's Ricardinho Lopes got control of the ball when Zhou tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Emir Işıklar in the 85th minute of play forced Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Radu Barbălată to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Mma Clan fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ricardinho Lopes, passed just outside the right post. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Qiu Feng Li got a free kick in the 90th minute. Zhou received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ricardinho Lopes came out and tried to block the shot, but Zhou slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 94th minute.