Official Cup

Borea
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Olimpiu Teodorescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ilie Brumaru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Aursulesei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Grigore Mardarie got control of the ball when Olimpiu Teodorescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of FC Cosula-BTF- booed when Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduard Mihăilescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Eduard Mihăilescu got a free kick in the 9th minute. Olimpiu Teodorescu scored 1-0 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Grigore Mardarie, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sergiu Rădoi kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Ilie Brumaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sorin Manole, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute, Olimpiu Teodorescu made a precise shot to the right of Grigore Mardarie. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Grigore Mardarie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petruț Dugulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Neicu in the 32nd minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Grigore Mardarie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigore Mardarie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Neicu in the 32nd minute of play. Sorin Manole fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilie Brumaru having to interfere. Ilie Brumaru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Aursulesei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC Cosula-BTF- getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Petru Chirea hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the game, FC Cosula-BTF-'s Olimpiu Teodorescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Grigore Mardarie made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

After 53 played minutes FC Cosula-BTF- got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Neicu. 55 minutes into the match, Olimpiu Teodorescu notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Grigore Mardarie. Grigore Mardarie was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Grigore Mardarie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Neicu in the 59th minute of play. 67 minutes into the game, Sergiu Rădoi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Grigore Mardarie was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Grigore Mardarie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petru Chirea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Eduard Mihăilescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Cosula-BTF- the free kick. In the 73rd minute, Eduard Mihăilescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grigore Mardarie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petruț Dugulescu in the 76th minute of the match. In the 79th match minute, FC Cosula-BTF- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petruț Dugulescu to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Sorin Manole got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Grigore Mardarie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olimpiu Teodorescu in the 88th minute of play. After some careless play in the Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- defense, Olimpiu Teodorescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grigore Mardarie. The Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grigore Mardarie should have stopped the shot. A collision led to FC Cosula-BTF- getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Manuel Neicu hit a great ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Cosula-BTF- had played much better football throughout.