Official Cup

Patissia Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tiberiu Vochin got the match started through his kick off. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Francisc Savu in the 6th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Matei Iorgu heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Mike Cai received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cristinel Gabriel came out and tried to block the shot, but Mike Cai slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 10th minute. Mike Cai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Cristinel Gabriel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Paralia Athens's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Francisc Savu took the corner. Matei Iorgu was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Cristinel Gabriel made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Mike Cai sent off a good shot on target. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Mike Cai sped through ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cristinel Gabriel. 26 minutes into the game, Tiberiu Vochin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Virgil Olariu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Cai in the 32nd minute of play forced ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Cristinel Gabriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ booed when Paralia Athens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aron Nedelcea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiberiu Vochin struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Virgil Olariu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mike Cai to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ke Zhou Yuan during the 50th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Ke Zhou Yuan got a free kick in the 50th minute. Mike Cai might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristinel Gabriel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mike Cai ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Cai in the 54th minute of play forced ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Cristinel Gabriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59thth minute of the game Ke Zhou Yuan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Cristinel Gabriel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 59 minutes, Ke Zhou Yuan made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Cristinel Gabriel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 62nd minute Mike Cai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristinel Gabriel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Paralia Athens's Mike Cai in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalie prevented a goal. 64 minutes into the match, Tiberiu Vochin notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Paralia Athens's Virgil Olariu. Virgil Olariu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cristinel Gabriel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mike Cai's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Cristinel Gabriel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mike Cai in the 71st minute of play. Tiberiu Vochin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Mike Cai came free, but Cristinel Gabriel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mike Cai in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristinel Gabriel saved ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matei Iorgu during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Matei Iorgu hit a great ball. Paralia Athens's Qiao Feng Sang was substituted for Mike Cai. Matei Iorgu hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Paralia Athens.