Official Cup

Coteana
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristi Şuţu in the 4th minute of play forced U Craiova's goalkeeper Nae Pavel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nae Pavel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristi Şuţu, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Nae Pavel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristi Şuţu in the 7th minute of play. In the 14th minute Inge Askelöf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nae Pavel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inge Askelöf in the 14th minute of play forced U Craiova's goalkeeper Nae Pavel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Horea Frumușanu sped through -BZF- Valea Buzăului's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Panait Frânculescu. After 23 minutes, Philip Seistrup mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U Craiova and the -BZF- Valea Buzăului players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, U Craiova's Philip Seistrup got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After having played for 23 minutes, Inge Askelöf managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. -BZF- Valea Buzăului's supporters crossed their fingers, but Inge Askelöf 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 27th minute Isac Goșa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Frânculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, U Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Iulian Nicorici came free, but Nae Pavel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nae Pavel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iulian Nicorici in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Cristi Şuţu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nae Pavel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind U Craiova's goalkeeper Nae Pavel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dag Liljeström hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. U Craiova's Nae Pavel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dag Liljeström in the 41st minute of play. When Ivan Focșa fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored -BZF- Valea Buzăului's protests and gave Ivan Focșa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th minute, Dominik Brett ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nae Pavel was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

-BZF- Valea Buzăului's Iustinian Prelipceanu was substituted for Ivan Focșa. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Inge Askelöf to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, U Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narcis Silişteanu to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to U Craiova getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Narcis Silişteanu hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dominik Brett got free with Nae Pavel in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute Cristi Şuţu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nae Pavel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nae Pavel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iulian Nicorici, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. -BZF- Valea Buzăului's Dănuț Roman was substituted for Cristi Şuţu. 71 minutes into the match, U Craiova's Narcis Silişteanu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Panait Frânculescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, -BZF- Valea Buzăului's Iulian Nicorici got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Romeo Crețulescu hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, -BZF- Valea Buzăului's Nae Pavel threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Iulian Nicorici, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Romeo Crețulescu kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After 82 minutes, Romeo Crețulescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U Craiova and the -BZF- Valea Buzăului players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 82nd match minute, U Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeo Crețulescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute Dănuț Roman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nae Pavel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, U Craiova's Nae Pavel got control of the ball when Dominik Brett tried to sneak it across the goal line. Despite being the better team, -BZF- Valea Buzăului failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.