Official Cup

Arena Zimbrilor
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcu Petru kicked off to start the match. AFC PunisherS™'s Mihail Stroia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cazimir Curteanu in the 4th minute of play. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Simared -MM-'s goalkeeper Răzvan Isărescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 10th minute AFC PunisherS™ were awarded a corner. Mihai Dragomir went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 10th minute, Sever Ţurcaş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a good free kick, Sever Ţurcaş got an opportunity to smash the ball into the goal, but unfortunately, the ball went just outside the goal, which resulted in a goal kick for Simared -MM-. When Mihai Dragomir came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the AFC PunisherS™ 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 Mihai Dragomir couldn't finish the play. When Cazimir Curteanu fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Simared -MM-'s protests and gave Cazimir Curteanu a yellow card for diving instead. AFC PunisherS™'s Ovidiu Gheorghiță was substituted for Toader Țepeneag. Augustin Săvulescu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Mihail Stroia skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A hard shot 20 in the game by Matei Humă from a close distance when the talented Mihail Stroia managed to make a qualified save. AFC PunisherS™'s players were relieved. A collision led to AFC PunisherS™ getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Eduard Isvoreanu hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Simared -MM-'s Mihail Stroia threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cazimir Curteanu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciprian Groza in the 24th minute of play forced Simared -MM-'s goalkeeper Răzvan Isărescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 played minutes AFC PunisherS™ got a freekick which was hit by Ciprian Groza. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matei Humă in the 33rd minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Mihail Stroia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Mihai Dragomir 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. Eric Arghirescu hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. When Mihai Dragomir came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the AFC PunisherS™ 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 Mihai Dragomir couldn't finish the play. 39 minutes into the match, Simared -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Ciprian Groza came free, but Răzvan Isărescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Mihai Dragomir had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Răzvan Isărescu. Simared -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mihai Dragomir was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 46 minutes into the match, Ciprian Groza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Răzvan Isărescu. Simared -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciprian Groza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manole Izvoranu to make the kick off. Răzvan Isărescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihai Dragomir in the 63rd minute of the match. Mihail Stroia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Izvoranu in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Gavril Chibulcutean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ovidiu Gheorghiță's late challenge caught a Simared -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ovidiu Gheorghiță helped the player get up and apologised. Simared -MM-'s Viorel Lucan was substituted for Matei Humă. In a very dangerous position, a player in AFC PunisherS™ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! If Sever Ţurcaş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Răzvan Isărescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihai Dragomir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mihail Stroia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cazimir Curteanu in the 79th minute of play. After 81 played minutes Simared -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Ştefan Stoican. AFC PunisherS™'s Mihail Stroia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cazimir Curteanu in the 85th minute of play. Răzvan Isărescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciprian Groza in the 87th minute. When Viorel Lucan fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Simared -MM-'s protests and gave Viorel Lucan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Simared -MM- getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Viorel Lucan hit a great ball. When Marcu Petru came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the AFC PunisherS™ 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 Marcu Petru couldn't finish the play. 97 minutes into the game, Olimpiu Breazu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Simared -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC PunisherS™ the free kick. After 97 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Simared -MM-! Răzvan Isărescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihai Dragomir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC PunisherS™ played a much better game than Simared -MM- and deserved their victory. The Simared -MM- players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.