Official Cup

PunisherS Arena
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Alin Dragalina took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Costin Ignătoiu. Costin Ignătoiu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When Mădălin Barbonța came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the AFC PunisherS™ 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 Mădălin Barbonța couldn't finish the play. In the 10th minute Hermes Soveral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Ignătoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Costin Ignătoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alin Dragalina, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Alin Dragalina sped through AFC PunisherS™'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Costin Ignătoiu. AFC PunisherS™'s Ciprian Groza was substituted for Fabian Ciociu. When Alin Dragalina came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Sporting Royal 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 Alin Dragalina couldn't finish the play. Alin Dragalina might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Costin Ignătoiu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alin Dragalina ran back to his position shaking his head. AFC PunisherS™'s Costin Ignătoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alin Dragalina in the 27th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Alin Dragalina notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of AFC PunisherS™'s Costin Ignătoiu. Costin Ignătoiu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 33 minutes, Hermes Soveral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Royal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hermes Soveral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th match minute, Sporting Royal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Valadares to maneuver through the defense. If Alin Dragalina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 42 played minutes AFC PunisherS™ got a freekick which was hit by Mihnea Costea. After the first half Sporting Royal were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hermes Soveral made a kick off. Nae Malcoci made in the 52nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Sever Ţurcaş immediately put the ball in play. AFC PunisherS™'s Costin Ignătoiu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save AFC PunisherS™ from getting a goal against them. Costin Ignătoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hermes Soveral's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute Hermes Soveral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Ignătoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in AFC PunisherS™'s zone, Alin Dragalina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Costin Ignătoiu came out of the goal and Alin Dragalina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to AFC PunisherS™ getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Eduard Isvoreanu hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the match, Alin Dragalina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Costin Ignătoiu. AFC PunisherS™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alin Dragalina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After 78 played minutes AFC PunisherS™ got a freekick which was hit by Sever Ţurcaş. In the 80th minute of the match, Hermes Soveral tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Costin Ignătoiu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Nae Malcoci hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Alin Dragalina 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alin Dragalina in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Costin Ignătoiu saved AFC PunisherS™ from getting behind. Alin Dragalina might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Costin Ignătoiu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alin Dragalina ran back to his position shaking his head. Sporting Royal's Dorin Borza quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nae Malcoci, made in the 90th minute of the game. The Sporting Royal fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when Sporting Royal's Hermes Soveral looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, AFC PunisherS™'s Costin Ignătoiu got control of the ball when Alin Dragalina tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sporting Royal played a much better game than AFC PunisherS™ and deserved their victory. The AFC PunisherS™ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.