Official Cup

STEFAN CEL MARE
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adam Dulgherescu got the match started through his kick off. Pardina's Gică Ciolac played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Bălanescu in the 5th minute of play. Vasile Dăianu might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos-Evangelista Didarov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vasile Dăianu ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of DINAMO PLOIESTI booed when Pardina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ion Butuc didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vintilă Tudose's late challenge caught a DINAMO PLOIESTI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vintilă Tudose helped the player get up and apologised. Zlatan Ibrahimov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Gică Ciolac tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gică Ciolac made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kunter Irmak in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute of the match, Kunter Irmak tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gică Ciolac saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gică Ciolac stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Florentin Petre's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute DINAMO PLOIESTI were awarded a corner. Zlatan Ibrahimov went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on DINAMO PLOIESTI's corner Zlatan Ibrahimov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gică Ciolac quite easily take care of the ball. Gică Ciolac made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kunter Irmak in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th match minute, Pardina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ion Butuc to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as George Bălanescu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gică Ciolac. That made the score 2-0 in the 29 minute of play. Gică Ciolac made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kunter Irmak in the 33rd minute of play. Kunter Irmak scored 3-0 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gică Ciolac, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 39 minutes into the game, George Bălanescu lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Gică Ciolac. Gică Ciolac made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ianis Hagi in the 43rd minute. 5-0 became the score in the 44th minute when Kunter Irmak elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves George Bălanescu could shoot a difficult shot in the 47th minute, which Gică Ciolac however easily saved by the left post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The wind increased when George Bălanescu made the kick off in the second half. Gică Ciolac didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from George Bălanescu went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. DINAMO PLOIESTI's Zlatan Ibrahimov got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 56thth minute of the game George Bălanescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pardina's Gică Ciolac was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kunter Irmak in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gică Ciolac saved Pardina from getting behind. After 60th play minutes George Bălanescu shot 7-0, a short shot which went by Gică Ciolac and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 65th minute, Claudiu Dragan made a precise shot to the right of Gică Ciolac. Pardina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Florentin Petre took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gică Ciolac. Gică Ciolac dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. In the 77th minute Kunter Irmak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gică Ciolac saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gică Ciolac showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudiu Dragan in the 82nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, George Bălanescu put it in 10-0 from a short distance just to the right of Gică Ciolac. 89 minutes into the game, DINAMO PLOIESTI's Kunter Irmak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gică Ciolac made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. The supporters of DINAMO PLOIESTI booed when Pardina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ion Butuc didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. DINAMO PLOIESTI had played much better football throughout.