Official Cup

NATIONAL ARENA
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dudu Georgescu got the match started through his kick off. After 6 played minutes UFC STEAUA got a freekick which was hit by Rafet Faydalı. Ernest Obreja came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Minerul Baita -MM-'s Cédric Payen. But to his dismay, Cédric Payen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Dudu Georgescu got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Minerul Baita -MM-'s goalkeeper Iordache Hirean, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. UFC STEAUA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nelson Mendoza in the 17th minute. In the 20th minute, Cédric Payen made a precise shot to the right of Ernest Obreja. UFC STEAUA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Ernest Obreja stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cédric Payen's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Cédric Payen put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Ernest Obreja. In the 25th minute, Dan Bogdan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iordache Hirean made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Nelson Mendoza sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Minerul Baita -MM- getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Eugeniusz Mnich hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Dudu Georgescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ernest Obreja. UFC STEAUA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dudu Georgescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Ernest Obreja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codruț Podgoreanu in the 42nd minute of the match. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Iordache Hirean proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Minerul Baita -MM- from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-5.

Dudu Georgescu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 51stth minute, Ernest Obreja skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Dudu Georgescu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Ernest Obreja skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Dudu Georgescu took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ernest Obreja. Ernest Obreja dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. In the 63rd minute Nelson Mendoza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordache Hirean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iordache Hirean didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when UFC STEAUA's Nelson Mendoza shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-6 in the ordered_time% minute. After a rather tough play, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Eugeniusz Mnich got a free kick in the 72nd minute. If Hermengildo Jobo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Minerul Baita -MM- made a substitution. Bogi Miner replaced Vintilă Puișoru. Rafet Faydalı kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Rafet Faydalı hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 88thth minute of the game Rafet Faydalı who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Minerul Baita -MM-'s Iordache Hirean was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 89 minutes into the match, UFC STEAUA's goal looked a bit too open when Codruț Podgoreanu came free, but Ernest Obreja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, UFC STEAUA's goal looked a bit too open when Xalo Camara came free, but Ernest Obreja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The UFC STEAUA supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Minerul Baita -MM-'s performance. The match ended with a win for Minerul Baita -MM-.