Official Cup

Franck Ribery Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Mădălin Petruescu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Progresul Pitesti's Victor Ciociu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doru Corbeanu in the 5th minute of play. Narcis Coman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mădălin Petruescu in the 19th minute. Emanuel Cărtărescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Victor Ciociu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Corbeanu in the 22nd minute of the match. Filip Topală hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute of the match, Vali Boeru tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Narcis Coman saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 41 minutes into the match, Progresul Pitesti's goal looked a bit too open when Doru Corbeanu came free, but Victor Ciociu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 minutes of play, Granicerul's Emanuel Cărtărescu made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victor Ciociu was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

The wind increased when Emanuel Cărtărescu made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Toader Gabrea made a precise shot to the right of Victor Ciociu. Progresul Pitesti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. Progresul Pitesti's Victor Ciociu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Progresul Pitesti from getting a goal against them. Emanuel Cărtărescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Victor Ciociu made a huge save. In the 62nd minute, Doru Corbeanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Granicerul fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filip Topală during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Granicerul booed when Progresul Pitesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Topală didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Progresul Pitesti getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Codruț Cruceru hit a great ball. After 76 played minutes, Granicerul's Dorel Albescu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Victor Ciociu 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 Granicerul reached it. Victor Ciociu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuel Cărtărescu in the 77th minute. Emanuel Cărtărescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 82 minutes into the match, Progresul Pitesti's goal looked a bit too open when Doru Corbeanu came free, but Victor Ciociu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Progresul Pitesti's goalkeeper Victor Ciociu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuel Cărtărescu. Mădălin Petruescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narcis Coman having to interfere. Progresul Pitesti's Victor Ciociu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doru Corbeanu in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, George Buteanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Progresul Pitesti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Granicerul the free kick. In the 88th match minute, Progresul Pitesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Buteanu to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Granicerul could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Progresul Pitesti throughout the match.