Official Cup

R Park
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iosif Şiman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kylian Henry's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francisc Geangu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. After taking down the ball on Armada's corner He Wei Feng fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Francisc Geangu quite easily take care of the ball. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV's goalkeeper Francisc Geangu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 12th minute Iosif Şiman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisc Geangu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armada's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by He Wei Feng in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute of the match Armada got a corner. FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. He Wei Feng ran over to the corner to take the kick. 19 minutes into the match, Armada's goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Ţirpescu came free, but Cristi Miheș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Bitănescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Francisc Geangu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisc Geangu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kylian Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Kylian Henry recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV's Francisc Geangu got control of the ball when Kylian Henry tried to sneak it across the goal line. Francisc Geangu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kylian Henry's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. After 40 minutes, Kylian Henry made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV's Francisc Geangu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 43 minutes into the match, FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV's goal looked a bit too open when David Bitănescu came free, but Francisc Geangu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucrețiu Ţirpescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristi Miheș showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Cartiș in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute Felix Cartiș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristi Miheș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisc Geangu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iosif Şiman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 57 minutes, Ma Feng Sen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Armada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ma Feng Sen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Iosif Şiman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francisc Geangu was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iosif Şiman in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francisc Geangu saved FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV from getting behind. Iordache Bugariu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Cristi Miheș made a huge save. In the 68th minute, Kylian Henry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Armada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV made a substitution. Basarab Pătru replaced Lucrețiu Ţirpescu. In the 73rd minute, Kylian Henry made a precise shot to the right of Francisc Geangu. FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Cristi Miheș made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Basarab Pătru sent off a good shot on target. 79 minutes into the match, FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV's goal looked a bit too open when Kylian Henry came free, but Francisc Geangu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisc Geangu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Şiman in the 80th minute of play. Armada's Liviu Buceceanu was substituted for Kylian Henry. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 85th minute of the game. One of Armada:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV:s goal. Armada:s Cristi Miheș showed great skill when he stopped Ioan Ionescu:s penalty. 4-1 came in the 89th minute when Ioan Ionescu all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Cristi Miheș. In the 93rd minute, Iordache Bugariu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 98 minutes into the match, FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV's goal looked a bit too open when Liviu Buceceanu came free, but Francisc Geangu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Armada fans cheered their team off the field, for while FORTUNA ARTEMIS BRASOV had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.