Official Cup

BaLiSt Arena
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Jo Ares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yang Wei in the 3rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Ares FC -MM- defense, Yang Wei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jo Ares. The Ares FC -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jo Ares should have stopped the shot. Jo Ares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xiao Chao Yan in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xiao Chao Yan in the 16th minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Jo Ares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xiao Chao Yan in the 18th minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Jo Ares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yang Wei in the 23rd minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Jo Ares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yang Wei in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jo Ares saved Ares FC -MM- from getting behind. Ionel Petran charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ionel Petran the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ares FC -MM-'s Jo Ares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xiao Chao Yan in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st match minute, FC BaLiSt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Zotincă to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Ares FC -MM- getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Liviu Buceceanu hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling J.J Ares in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chi Tzalov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that J.J Ares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chi Tzalov was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. After 39 played minutes Ares FC -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Liviu Buceceanu. Ionel Manafu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 45 played minutes Ares FC -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Alex Iorga.

In the 53rd minute of the match, J.J Ares tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Chi Tzalov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. FC BaLiSt's Valentin Zotincă got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ares FC -MM- were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after FC BaLiSt's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aristide Chihaia took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Aristide Chihaia got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Chi Tzalov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Yang Wei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jo Ares was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xiao Chao Yan in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jo Ares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jo Ares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yang Wei in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ares FC -MM-'s Aristide Chihaia got a free kick in the 78th minute. FC BaLiSt's Octavian Paulescu was substituted for Niculae Târcă. In the 80th minute of the match Aurelian Grozuță sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jo Ares skillfully saved the ball. Ares FC -MM-'s Jo Ares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yang Wei in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC BaLiSt's Aurelian Grozuță got a free kick in the 83rd minute. If Aristide Chihaia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Stroici in the 87th minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Jo Ares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Stroici in the 87th minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Jo Ares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When FC BaLiSt's Yang Wei in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ares FC -MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. Chi Tzalov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but J.J Ares showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 95 minute of play.