Official Cup

Ceahlaul
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Corneliu Druga kicked off to start the match. Marian Bălan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francis Coppola in the 2nd minute of the match. Aron Neaga's late challenge caught a MasterBets's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aron Neaga helped the player get up and apologised. Aron Neaga hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, MasterBets's Gong Zhi Peng got a free kick in the 8th minute. After 10 played minutes FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt got a freekick which was hit by Aron Neaga. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francis Coppola in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marian Bălan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt defense, Francis Coppola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marian Bălan. The FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marian Bălan should have stopped the shot. When Francis Coppola, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 17 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Marian Bălan was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 19thth minute of the game Francis Coppola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Marian Bălan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th minute, Jacinto Oso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marian Bălan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Francis Coppola scored 0-4 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marian Bălan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Francis Coppola put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Marian Bălan. Marian Bălan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francis Coppola in the 32nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Francis Coppola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marian Bălan was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Marian Bălan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Oso in the 36th minute of play. After 39 minutes of play, MasterBets's Francis Coppola made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marian Bălan was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's zone, Francis Coppola stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marian Bălan came out of the goal and Francis Coppola tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francis Coppola in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marian Bălan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MasterBets were winning 0-6.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francis Coppola to strike the kick off in the second half. Marian Bălan was a little too slow when Francis Coppola got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 0-7. 54 minutes into the game, Francis Coppola cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Marian Bălan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. MasterBets's Corneliu Zogreanu was substituted for Bogdan Aluneanu. Eric Rușanu made in the 59th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Valer Opincaru however managed to control. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Marian Bălan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 62 played minutes Gong Zhi Peng rounded FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-9. Gong Zhi Peng might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marian Bălan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gong Zhi Peng ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 71st minute, Gong Zhi Peng fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Marian Bălan, passed just outside the right post. Gong Zhi Peng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Marian Bălan made a huge save. Gong Zhi Peng might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marian Bălan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gong Zhi Peng ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Eric Rușanu got a free kick in the 76th minute. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Francis Coppola took a quick shot and it went in 0-11 without a chance for Marian Bălan to make any attempt to save it. When MasterBets's Gong Zhi Peng in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's goalie prevented a goal. Gong Zhi Peng might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marian Bălan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gong Zhi Peng ran back to his position shaking his head. 82 minutes into the match, FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's goalkeeper Marian Bălan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gong Zhi Peng. If Gong Zhi Peng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 86th minute, one of FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt. MasterBets made a substitution. Iordache Iriza replaced Gong Zhi Peng. In the 91st minute, Francis Coppola ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marian Bălan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-13. The FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. MasterBets were clearly better and deserved to take the win.