Official Cup

P. Alexandru Arena
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rodri Gol took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute TAXI-MM- were awarded a corner. Jacek Krzynowek went to the cornerflag to take it. Twan van Nistelrooij's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniel Anton read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Pedro Celipe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. TAXI-MM-'s Daniel Anton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodri Gol in the 16th minute of play. Daniel Anton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Twan van Nistelrooij, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Twan van Nistelrooij's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Daniel Anton firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 25 minutes TAXI-MM-'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Duman Enginsoy who took care of the corner kick. 31 minutes into the match, F.C. YKE's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardino Ipar came free, but Felix Leahu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodri Gol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Daniel Anton made a huge save. In the 36th match minute, TAXI-MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Celipe to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Rodri Gol managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. YKE's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodri Gol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Anton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Anton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodri Gol in the 42nd minute. TAXI-MM-'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Rodri Gol scored to the left of an out of position Daniel Anton, making the score, 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Bernardino Ipar made the kick off in the second half. The F.C. YKE fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when F.C. YKE's Rodri Gol 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardino Ipar in the 61st minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Felix Leahu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. F.C. YKE's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rodri Gol in the 63rd minute. A very nice done corner allowed Mugur Ceaușescu to score against Daniel Anton in TAXI-MM-'s goal. 4-0 after 64 minutes. Yuan Di Xing fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Leahu having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Samet Ağar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniel Anton was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind TAXI-MM-'s goalkeeper Daniel Anton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. F.C. YKE's attentive Michael Jordan managed to snatch the ball when Xu Nan Kun made a throw-in in the 80th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Traian Brăiloiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniel Anton was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. The throw-in from Xu Nan Kun in the 84th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by F.C. YKE's Michael Jordan. 88 minutes into the game, F.C. YKE's Samet Ağar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniel Anton made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. In the 93rd minute Rodri Gol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Anton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, F.C. YKE's Felix Leahu got control of the ball when Bernardino Ipar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Xu Nan Kun's late challenge caught a F.C. YKE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xu Nan Kun helped the player get up and apologised. 98 minutes into the match, TAXI-MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Traian Brăiloiu came free, but Daniel Anton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.