Official Cup

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Albert Panaitoiu kicked off to start the match. After 7 played minutes RED BLUE STAR got a freekick which was hit by Albert Panaitoiu. A collision led to F.C.BARLAD getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Edgar Arghir hit a great ball. Emanuel Purcaru hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, Marian Aliuta 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. After 11 minutes, Basarab Gavra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RED BLUE STAR and the F.C.BARLAD players grew even worse after the yellow card. Basarab Gavra kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petru Moldoveanu got free with Ionuț Moșneanu in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of F.C.BARLAD booed when RED BLUE STAR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Panaitoiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petru Moldoveanu did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Ionuț Moșneanu 18 minutes into the match. After 21 played minutes RED BLUE STAR got a freekick which was hit by Octav Ciocan. Emanuel Stănculescu charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Stănculescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, F.C.BARLAD's Emanuel Stănculescu got a free kick in the 22nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Marian Aliuta kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ionuț Moșneanu. That made the score 3-0 in the 24 minute of play. In the 29th minute, Marian Aliuta fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With his leg Ionuț Moșneanu managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when F.C.BARLAD's Petru Moldoveanu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Petru Moldoveanu did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-0 to the left of a surprised Ionuț Moșneanu 29 minutes into the match. 5-0 became the score in the 34th minute when Petru Moldoveanu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 37th minute, F.C.BARLAD's Petru Moldoveanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ionuț Moșneanu. Ionuț Moșneanu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 6-0. Ionuț Moșneanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marian Aliuta in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, F.C.BARLAD's Petru Moldoveanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ionuț Moșneanu. Ionuț Moșneanu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 7-0. After some careless play in the RED BLUE STAR defense, Petru Moldoveanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ionuț Moșneanu. The RED BLUE STAR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ionuț Moșneanu should have stopped the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Petru Moldoveanu to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, F.C.BARLAD's Petru Moldoveanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ionuț Moșneanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. 55 minutes into the match, Marian Aliuta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ionuț Moșneanu. RED BLUE STAR's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marian Aliuta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. In the 58th minute, Marian Aliuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C.BARLAD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. Ionuț Moșneanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Aliuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victor Răcănel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ferdinand Pociu hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After 73 played minutes F.C.BARLAD got a freekick which was hit by Călin Târban. A collision led to RED BLUE STAR getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Daniel Arapașu hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, RED BLUE STAR's goal looked a bit too open when Petru Moldoveanu came free, but Ionuț Moșneanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felix Anton was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Victor Răcănel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 11-1 in the 83 minute of play. Petru Moldoveanu struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Ionuț Moșneanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C.BARLAD. Ionuț Moșneanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Călin Târban in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, RED BLUE STAR's goal looked a bit too open when Marian Aliuta came free, but Ionuț Moșneanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute Edgar Arghir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionuț Moșneanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petru Moldoveanu took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ionuț Moșneanu. Ionuț Moșneanu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 12-1. F.C.BARLAD walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.