Official Cup

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Korneliusz Kocieniewski got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, FC STEAUA BRAILA's Aron Hârțan got control of the ball when Yuan Di Xing tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 4th minute of the match TAXI-MM- got a corner. FC STEAUA BRAILA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jacek Krzynowek ran over to the corner to take the kick. Aron Hârțan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Ipar in the 8th minute of play. Aron Hârțan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Ipar in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Reynaldo da Fonseca notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of TAXI-MM-'s Daniel Anton. Daniel Anton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Anton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurício Corrêa in the 20th minute of play. With a little luck, FC STEAUA BRAILA's Aron Hârțan got control of the ball when Yuan Di Xing tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Anton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darwin Núñez in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 24th 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. In a very dangerous position, a player in TAXI-MM- fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! Daniel Anton had in the 31stth minute some difficulties stopping Korneliusz Kocieniewski's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Robert Baita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniel Anton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reynaldo da Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Korneliusz Kocieniewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Anton having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, FC STEAUA BRAILA's Darwin Núñez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniel Anton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pedro Celipe charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Celipe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to TAXI-MM- getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Pedro Celipe hit a great ball. After 46 minutes of play, FC STEAUA BRAILA's Korneliusz Kocieniewski made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniel Anton was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bernardino Ipar to strike the kick off in the second half. Darwin Núñez in the 51stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Daniel Anton, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The crowd rose to their feet as FC STEAUA BRAILA's Maurício Corrêa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Daniel Anton. That made the score 0-4 after 55 minutes of play. Aron Hârțan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Ipar in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurício Corrêa in the 65th minute of play forced TAXI-MM-'s goalkeeper Daniel Anton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 played minutes TAXI-MM- got a freekick which was hit by Robert Baita. Bernardino Ipar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aron Hârțan having to make a save. When Jacek Krzynowek came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the TAXI-MM- 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 Jacek Krzynowek couldn't finish the play. Daniel Anton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurício Corrêa in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 77th minute Jacek Krzynowek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Hârțan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute TAXI-MM- were awarded a corner. Jacek Krzynowek went to the cornerflag to take it. Daniel Anton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Korneliusz Kocieniewski in the 79th minute. Korneliusz Kocieniewski who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 80thth minute tested the skills of Daniel Anton when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Aron Hârțan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacek Krzynowek, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After having played for 96 minutes, Jacek Krzynowek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TAXI-MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacek Krzynowek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The TAXI-MM- supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC STEAUA BRAILA's performance. The match ended with a win for FC STEAUA BRAILA.