Official Cup

R Park
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dorin Mereuță kicked off to start the match. Through an outstanding action, after 3 minutes, Traian Pantea successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Armada's Dorin Mereuță got a free kick in the 4th minute. Ding Dong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pompiliu Cristescu in the 6th minute of play. A collision led to Ares FC -MM- getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Aristide Chihaia hit a great ball. Traian Pantea made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Daniel Jumancă sent off a good shot on target. In the 10th minute, Octavian Onitiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute Victor Răchită shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ding Dong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th match minute, Armada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Ichim to maneuver through the defense. Ding Dong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigi Arosculesei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 minutes of play, Ares FC -MM-'s Pompiliu Cristescu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ding Dong was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 26th minute Gigi Arosculesei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ding Dong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Armada booed when Ares FC -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavian Onitiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armada's Ding Dong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristide Chihaia in the 31st minute of play. Ding Dong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pompiliu Cristescu in the 31st minute of the match. Traian Pantea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Jumancă, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Armada's goal looked a bit too open when Gigi Arosculesei came free, but Ding Dong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigi Arosculesei in the 39th minute of play forced Armada's goalkeeper Ding Dong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Aron Gușatu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Ares FC -MM-'s Aurelian Lupoi tried to score from far away in the 45th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pompiliu Cristescu was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Armada's goalkeeper Ding Dong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gigi Arosculesei. Ding Dong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victor Răchită in the 54th minute. In the 57th minute, Aristide Chihaia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute Dorin Mereuță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Traian Pantea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ding Dong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantin Stoicescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute, Victor Răchită left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ares FC -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Ding Dong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gigi Arosculesei went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Gigi Arosculesei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Ding Dong made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pompiliu Cristescu got free with Ding Dong in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 81 minutes into the match, Ares FC -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Dorin Mereuță came free, but Traian Pantea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victor Răchită kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Ding Dong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gigi Arosculesei in the 94th minute. When the final whistle sounded Ares FC -MM- left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Armada.