Official Cup

DECEBAL ARENA
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Horaţiu Babarada got the match started through his kick off. Du Ning Zhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Tatomir in the 3rd minute of the match. Du Ning Zhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabin Tatomir, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Mahsun Koçaş came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Augustin Bălăiță could save by the left post. Nichifor Stratulat lost his temper 17 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 17th match minute, SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nichifor Stratulat to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s goal looked a bit too open when Dan Scutaru came free, but Du Ning Zhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mavrudi Chapalov hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gzpn Timisoara fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! Du Ning Zhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mavrudi Chapalov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Augustin Bălăiță didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 26th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. In the 28th match minute, Gzpn Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Scutaru to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Babarada in the 29th minute of play forced Gzpn Timisoara's goalkeeper Augustin Bălăiță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augustin Bălăiță didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Horaţiu Babarada went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Horaţiu Babarada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augustin Bălăiță was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 33rd minute Adrian Trişcu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Du Ning Zhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 played minutes Gzpn Timisoara got a freekick which was hit by Mavrudi Chapalov. Augustin Bălăiță stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Horaţiu Babarada's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Gzpn Timisoara's goalkeeper Augustin Bălăiță had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mahsun Koçaş. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Horaţiu Babarada took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Augustin Bălăiță to make any attempt to save it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ion Donciu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Horaţiu Babarada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gzpn Timisoara's Augustin Bălăiță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horaţiu Babarada in the 55th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Gzpn Timisoara's Mavrudi Chapalov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Du Ning Zhi. That made the score 4-1 after 57 minutes of play. SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s Du Ning Zhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Trişcu in the 62nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Adrian Trişcu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Du Ning Zhi was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. The Gzpn Timisoara fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when Gzpn Timisoara's Adrian Trişcu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 74 minutes, Sabin Tatomir mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gzpn Timisoara and the SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s Ilie Teodor was substituted for Fabio Jaccarini. SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s Jaroslaw Glaza was substituted for Augustin Herlea. In the 80th minute SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★ were awarded a corner. Ilie Teodor went to the cornerflag to take it. Caner Sefercik was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 83 minutes into the match, SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s goalkeeper Du Ning Zhi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ion Donciu. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ion Donciu got free with Du Ning Zhi in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 86 played minutes Gzpn Timisoara got a freekick which was hit by Mavrudi Chapalov. In the 89th match minute, Gzpn Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Scutaru to maneuver through the defense. Augustin Bălăiță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Teodor in the 91st minute of play. Horaţiu Babarada's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Augustin Bălăiță read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gzpn Timisoara's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ilie Teodor was slow to take the kick. During this time SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s players had a chance to rest. SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s Ilie Teodor was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Augustin Bălăiță in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Augustin Bălăiță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Babarada in the 95th minute of the match. In the 98thth minute of the game Horaţiu Babarada who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gzpn Timisoara's Augustin Bălăiță was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.