Official Cup

Tariverde Stadium
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marin Braniște made the kick off which started today's match. Marin Braniște scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcel Uzuneanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. UFC Tariverde's Marcel Uzuneanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Ştati in the 8th minute of play. Moise Balint kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After 10 played minutes, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Petre Bacalbașa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcel Uzuneanu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pinner Cluj-Napoca reached it. Mihăiţă Bognar kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Marian Trapcea kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes UFC Tariverde got a freekick which was hit by Ionuț Simionică. Marin Braniște struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Marcel Uzuneanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pinner Cluj-Napoca. Marcel Uzuneanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Ştati, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute, Marin Braniște ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcel Uzuneanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 29th minute Marin Braniște shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Uzuneanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Căliman hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Adam Ştati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Marcel Uzuneanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcel Uzuneanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marin Braniște, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ilie Uncescu came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Pinner Cluj-Napoca 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 Ilie Uncescu couldn't finish the play. Adam Ştati recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 44 minutes into the match, Marin Braniște had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcel Uzuneanu. UFC Tariverde's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marin Braniște was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manuel Căliman made a kick off. Marcel Uzuneanu made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Marin Braniște sent off a good shot on target. When Mihăiţă Bognar fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored UFC Tariverde's protests and gave Mihăiţă Bognar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th match minute, UFC Tariverde was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihăiţă Bognar to maneuver through the defense. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Petre Bacalbașa couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 55th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for UFC Tariverde. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adam Ştati got free with Marcel Uzuneanu in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to UFC Tariverde getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Cătălin Stroe hit a great ball. Marin Braniște's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marcel Uzuneanu firmly grabbed it by the left post. Petruț Floreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remus Şimandan in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Marian Trapcea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radu Balcan hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After 83 minutes of play UFC Tariverde's Mihăiţă Bognar was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 84 played minutes UFC Tariverde got a freekick which was hit by Mihăiţă Bognar. Marcel Uzuneanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marin Braniște in the 85th minute. After some careless play in the UFC Tariverde defense, Adam Ştati kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcel Uzuneanu. The UFC Tariverde fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcel Uzuneanu should have stopped the shot. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind UFC Tariverde's goalkeeper Marcel Uzuneanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adam Ştati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Uzuneanu having to interfere.