Official Cup

Láposbánya
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) When Codruț Podgoreanu came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Minerul Baita -MM- 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 Codruț Podgoreanu couldn't finish the play. Karl-Ove Holm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Minteuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Bogdan in the 11th minute of the match. Dudu Georgescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Cristian Minteuan made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Dudu Georgescu took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Cristian Minteuan to make any attempt to save it. Cristian Minteuan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dudu Georgescu in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, Leo Schuhmacher got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN's Cristian Minteuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cédric Payen in the 26th minute of play. Karl-Ove Holm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Minerul Baita -MM-'s zone, Irinel Stănilă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iordache Hirean came out of the goal and Irinel Stănilă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute Karl-Ove Holm 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Narcis Nediu during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Minerul Baita -MM- booed when PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narcis Nediu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Minteuan was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dudu Georgescu. In the 40th match minute, PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narcis Nediu to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute, Irinel Stănilă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Irinel Stănilă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Iordache Hirean tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iordache Hirean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Irinel Stănilă in the 48th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Irinel Stănilă was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Irinel Stănilă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iordache Hirean was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Iordache Hirean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Ove Holm in the 56th minute of the match. 56 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN's Irinel Stănilă fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Cédric Payen's late challenge caught a PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cédric Payen helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Cédric Payen got a free kick in the 60th minute. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Dudu Georgescu got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristian Minteuan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Codruț Podgoreanu went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Iordache Hirean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nae Conta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 70 minutes, Karl-Ove Holm managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl-Ove Holm was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Irinel Stănilă in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iordache Hirean saved Minerul Baita -MM- from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karl-Ove Holm in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iordache Hirean prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Minerul Baita -MM- made a substitution. Mons Vallestad replaced Rudolf Magnusson. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Iordache Hirean played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Ove Holm in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, Cédric Payen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Cristian Minteuan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Minerul Baita -MM- made a substitution. Xalo Camara replaced Cédric Payen. In the 90th minute, Eugeniusz Mnich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN's Leo Schuhmacher shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 90th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Iordache Hirean but with some difficulty. Irinel Stănilă in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iordache Hirean, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 93rd minute of the match Long Fan Yang sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iordache Hirean skillfully saved the ball. Minerul Baita -MM-'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.