Official Cup

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sabin Corcoveanu got the match started through his kick off. Niculae Isvoreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugen Butuc in the 3rd minute of play. Nistor Iftimescu hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Nistor Iftimescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Narcis Cozorici. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nistor Iftimescu ran back to his position shaking his head. Corneliu Maleș charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Corneliu Maleș the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Club Vertigo's Corneliu Maleș got a free kick in the 17th minute. Narcis Cozorici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Corneliu Maleș in the 20th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sabin Corcoveanu during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Club Vertigo's Sabin Corcoveanu got a free kick in the 21st minute. The audience was convinced that Eugen Butuc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niculae Isvoreanu was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Narcis Cozorici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabin Corcoveanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Narcis Cozorici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabin Corcoveanu in the 37th minute of play. Sabin Corcoveanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narcis Cozorici having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

A collision led to Club Vertigo getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Sabin Corcoveanu hit a great ball. Niculae Isvoreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marius Cucerdean, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 64th match minute, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petruț Duca to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- booed when Club Vertigo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sabin Corcoveanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 minutes, Anton Stolnicu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Vertigo and the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- booed when Club Vertigo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Stolnicu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st match minute, Club Vertigo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabin Corcoveanu to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Club Vertigo's Corneliu Maleș got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Club Vertigo's Niculae Isvoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugen Butuc in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Ivan Mereuță hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Cucerdean in the 82nd minute of play forced Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Niculae Isvoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Eugen Butuc in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Vertigo's goalie prevented a goal. Ivan Mereuță hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Niculae Isvoreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugen Butuc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.