Official Cup

Central Park
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Marghescu started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Stolniciu in the 3rd minute of play forced Paralia Athens's goalkeeper Marian Ciolpan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Sporting Royal booed when Paralia Athens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristinel Anton didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute, Isac Flamaropol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isac Flamaropol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Marian Ciolpan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 10 minutes, Felix Stolniciu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Royal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Stolniciu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 15th minute Leontin Apostu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Emilianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 22 played minutes Paralia Athens got a freekick which was hit by Lucian Mălăele. The Paralia Athens fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Paralia Athens's Manuel Marghescu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Stolniciu got free with Marian Ciolpan in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felix Stolniciu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marian Ciolpan having to interfere. After the first half Paralia Athens were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Felix Stolniciu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Felix Stolniciu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toader Pantelimon got free with Panait Emilianu in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute, Paralia Athens's Manuel Marghescu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Panait Emilianu. Panait Emilianu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manuel Marghescu during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lucian Mălăele could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Panait Emilianu made a huge save. Sporting Royal's Panait Emilianu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toader Pantelimon in the 69th minute of play. Sporting Royal's Panait Emilianu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toader Pantelimon in the 73rd minute of play. Toader Pantelimon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Panait Emilianu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toader Pantelimon in the 78th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Costin Băcioiu in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Paralia Athens's Lucian Mălăele. After some careless play in the Sporting Royal defense, Manuel Marghescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Panait Emilianu. The Sporting Royal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Panait Emilianu should have stopped the shot. Paralia Athens's Marian Ciolpan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cătălin Crușeveanu in the 91st minute of play. In the 91st match minute, Paralia Athens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vintilă Chelaru to maneuver through the defense. Paralia Athens's Lucian Mălăele quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Costin Băcioiu, made in the 93rd minute of the game. Paralia Athens's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.