Official Cup

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manole Miulescu got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Basarab Panciu made a precise shot to the right of Codruț Hanganu. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Codruț Hanganu came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Alexandria Team08's Marin Dică. But to his dismay, Marin Dică quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Alexandria Team08's Radu Barbălată proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Alexandria Team08 from getting a goal against them. Codruț Hanganu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manole Miulescu in the 16th minute of play. Codruț Hanganu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Miulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Astor Haimar in the 22nd minute of play forced Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Radu Barbălată to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Astor Haimar in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Radu Barbălată saved Alexandria Team08 from getting behind. 35 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's goal looked a bit too open when Astor Haimar came free, but Radu Barbălată reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Manole Miulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codruț Hanganu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qiu Feng Li hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the game, Kılıç Özyuva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alexandria Team08's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- the free kick. In the 43rd match minute, Alexandria Team08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kılıç Özyuva to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Alexandria Team08 were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Astor Haimar to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Codruț Hanganu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manole Miulescu. Radu Barbălată showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from He Gang Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Marin Dică got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 69thth minute of the game Mugurel Nediu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alexandria Team08's Radu Barbălată was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 70 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goal looked a bit too open when Marin Dică came free, but Codruț Hanganu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goal looked a bit too open when Manole Miulescu came free, but Codruț Hanganu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Astor Haimar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Radu Barbălată was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Alexandria Team08's Zhou was substituted for Manole Miulescu. Alexandria Team08's Aykut Aşkın was substituted for Basarab Panciu. Alexandria Team08 made a substitution. Doctor Mugg replaced Marin Dică. Codruț Hanganu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhou, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhou in the 78th minute of play forced White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Codruț Hanganu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Codruț Hanganu got control of the ball when Doctor Mugg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Codruț Hanganu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doctor Mugg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Doctor Mugg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Codruț Hanganu having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Kılıç Özyuva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhou in the 95th minute of play forced White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Codruț Hanganu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 97 minutes, Codruț Hanganu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alexandria Team08's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.