Official Cup

Sarmisegetuza
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iacob Stanciu took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aron Dichiseanu in the 6th minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Tudor Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 11 minutes, Marius Capisizu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dacians Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marius Capisizu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to THE CRYSTAL SHIP getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Martin Tatomir hit a great ball. Tudor Costa was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Aron Dichiseanu. After 13 played minutes Dacians Academy got a freekick which was hit by Valer Logofeteanu. 16 minutes into the match, Dacians Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Văcaru came free, but Șerban Bulcă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in THE CRYSTAL SHIP's zone, Valer Logofeteanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tudor Costa came out of the goal and Valer Logofeteanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marius Capisizu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Tudor Costa made a huge save. In the 35th minute, Iacob Stanciu made a precise shot to the right of Șerban Bulcă. Dacians Academy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Tudor Costa came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Dacians Academy's Aron Dichiseanu. But to his dismay, Aron Dichiseanu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Aron Dichiseanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dacians Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Aron Dichiseanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tudor Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute, Dacians Academy's Valer Logofeteanu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aron Dichiseanu made a kick off. Edgar Josan scored 2-2 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Șerban Bulcă, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Șerban Bulcă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgar Josan in the 54th minute. With a little luck, Dacians Academy's Șerban Bulcă got control of the ball when Marin Levițchi tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Valer Logofeteanu came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Dacians Academy 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 Valer Logofeteanu couldn't finish the play. Tudor Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valer Logofeteanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Marius Capisizu notched a goal, 4-4, to the right of THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Tudor Costa. Tudor Costa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Șerban Bulcă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iacob Stanciu in the 91st minute of play. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Dacians Academy from taking control. The game ends in a draw.