Official Cup

ADEVAR ARENA
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Adevarul Pur's Narcis Caba started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Agostinho Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gică Tapalagă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Paralia Athens's zone, Iustinian Focșa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Virgil Olariu came out of the goal and Iustinian Focșa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Paralia Athens's Virgil Olariu got control of the ball when Narcis Caba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mike Cai in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Costin Stănculescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Adevarul Pur's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gonzalo Taibo was slow to take the kick. During this time Paralia Athens's players had a chance to rest. Paralia Athens's Gonzalo Taibo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Costin Stănculescu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 18 minutes into the match, Adevarul Pur's goal looked a bit too open when Mike Cai came free, but Costin Stănculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adevarul Pur's Costin Stănculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mike Cai in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Aron Nedelcea got a free kick in the 21st minute. Virgil Olariu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narcis Caba in the 22nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Aron Nedelcea got a free kick in the 24th minute. Mike Cai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Costin Stănculescu having to interfere. The throw-in from Stelian Cruceru in the 30th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Paralia Athens's Petru Văidianu. 34 minutes into the game, Aron Nedelcea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paralia Athens's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Adevarul Pur the free kick. After 34 played minutes Paralia Athens got a freekick which was hit by Aron Nedelcea. If Mike Cai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Costin Stănculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mike Cai in the 39th minute of the match. With a little luck, Paralia Athens's Virgil Olariu got control of the ball when Gică Tapalagă tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Adevarul Pur's Adrian Blajovan got a free kick in the 46th minute. Costin Stănculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mike Cai in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mike Cai made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ke Zhou Yuan got free with Costin Stănculescu in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paralia Athens's Virgil Olariu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gică Tapalagă in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Mike Cai dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Costin Stănculescu, 0-1. In the 64thth minute of the game Mike Cai who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Adevarul Pur's Costin Stănculescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Paralia Athens's goal looked a bit too open when Gică Tapalagă came free, but Virgil Olariu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Gică Tapalagă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Adevarul Pur fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Paralia Athens made a substitution. Gürkan Akaydın replaced Ke Zhou Yuan. After a defensive mix-up in Adevarul Pur's zone, Mike Cai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Costin Stănculescu came out of the goal and Mike Cai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paralia Athens's Qiao Feng Sang was substituted for Mike Cai. Qiao Feng Sang blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Costin Stănculescu having to make a save. In the 92nd minute, Qiao Feng Sang left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paralia Athens fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.