Official Cup

Marcus Aurelius
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Emanuel Barbu made the kick off and thus started the match. Emanuel Barbu charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Barbu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Emanuel Barbu hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Alexandru Zakis short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Valentin Hâjdău to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 8 minutes into the match, Hope AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandru Zaki. 10 minutes into the game, Eric Şoimu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Valentin Hâjdău. Eric Şoimu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Hope AFC's Ciprian Fărcășan got a free kick in the 14th minute. With a little luck, Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău got control of the ball when Alexandru Zaki tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 22 minutes, Emanuel Barbu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hope AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuel Barbu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iulian Chesaru in the 28th minute of play forced Hope AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eric Şoimu in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valentin Hâjdău prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alexandru Zaki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valentin Hâjdău made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Alexandru Zaki sent off a good shot on target. In the 47th minute, Alexandru Zaki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stoicii fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0.

The wind increased when Alexandru Zaki made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Stoicii's Alex Hosu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valentin Hâjdău narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Valentin Hâjdău showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandru Zaki in the 56th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the game, Stoicii's Alexandru Zaki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valentin Hâjdău made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 62 minutes into the game, Alexandru Zaki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Valentin Hâjdău was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Valentin Hâjdău took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandru Zaki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihail Iftimescu in the 66th minute of play forced Hope AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Hâjdău showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Şoimu, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 69 played minutes Hope AFC got a freekick which was hit by Albert Zgîrţa. In the 72nd minute, Hope AFC's Ciprian Fărcășan seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ciprian Fărcășan the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Hope AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ciprian Fărcășan had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Ciprian Fărcășan hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute of the match Nicolae Curuțiu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valentin Hâjdău skillfully saved the ball. Valentin Hâjdău showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandru Zaki in the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Alex Hosu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valentin Hâjdău. Hope AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Hosu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. The Stoicii fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Stoicii's Alexandru Zaki 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 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandru Zaki in the 89th minute of play forced Hope AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Şoimu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 96 minutes, Albert Zgîrţa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hope AFC and the Stoicii players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Stoicii booed when Hope AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Zgîrţa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stoicii walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.