Official Cup

Cătălin Hîldan
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vlad Miniș started the match with the kick off. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tornadele Siret's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ciro Cortez was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Ruscova's players had a chance to rest. Zachary Snaza made a great header on FC Ruscova's corner, it was just that Tornadele Siret's Ricardinho Lopes managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to FC Ruscova getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Gustav Kvick hit a great ball. Ricardinho Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Cortez in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Tornadele Siret's goal looked a bit too open when René Orságh came free, but Ricardinho Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardinho Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Cortez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albert Flintașu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dominik Kosakowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vlad Miniș in the 30th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute René Orságh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardinho Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Zachary Snaza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardinho Lopes. Tornadele Siret's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zachary Snaza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Ricardinho Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umur Renan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st match minute, Tornadele Siret was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rúben Prestes to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute Zachary Snaza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardinho Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ciro Cortez made a kick off. When Umur Renan came up free with the goalie in the 50th minute, the FC Ruscova 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 Umur Renan couldn't finish the play. In the 53rd minute FC Ruscova were awarded a corner. Ciro Cortez went to the cornerflag to take it. FC Ruscova's Jere Ugo Peña was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ricardinho Lopes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciro Cortez got free with Ricardinho Lopes in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Vlad Miniș fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tornadele Siret's protests and gave Vlad Miniș a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Tornadele Siret's Vlad Miniș got a free kick in the 61st minute. René Orságh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardinho Lopes having to interfere. Dominik Kosakowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vlad Miniș, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Ciro Cortez took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Ricardinho Lopes to make any attempt to save it. A hard shot 76 in the game by René Orságh from a close distance when the talented Ricardinho Lopes managed to make a qualified save. Tornadele Siret's players were relieved. Ricardinho Lopes was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Umur Renan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Umur Renan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4.