Official Cup

CRYSTYAN Arena
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tiberiu Vochin made the kick off which started today's match. Nicu Maghiran took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristinel Gabriel. Cristinel Gabriel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. FC Urzicuța's defense didn't have a chance, in the 15th minute, when Matei Iorgu scored to the left of an out of position Mircea Avacariței, making the score, 1-1. The supporters of ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ booed when FC Urzicuța was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marian Sfetcu didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Francisc Savu came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ 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 Francisc Savu couldn't finish the play. 27 minutes into the match, FC Urzicuța's Nik Nicola sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristinel Gabriel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 37 minutes, Sabin Hreapcă managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Urzicuța's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sabin Hreapcă was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Silviu Barascu charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silviu Barascu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sabin Hreapcă to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Turgay Sökmensu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cristinel Gabriel. That made the score 1-2 in the 54 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sabin Hreapcă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristinel Gabriel was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 61st match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silviu Barascu to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Matei Iorgu made a precise shot to the right of Mircea Avacariței. FC Urzicuța's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Mircea Avacariței showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matei Iorgu in the 70th minute of the match. Matei Iorgu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mircea Avacariței having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Tiberiu Vochin notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of FC Urzicuța's Mircea Avacariței. Mircea Avacariței was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cristinel Gabriel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nik Nicola, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Turgay Sökmensu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Cristinel Gabriel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 85 played minutes ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ got a freekick which was hit by Francisc Savu. In the 95th match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihnea Jula to maneuver through the defense. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.