Official Cup

BRADUL
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manuel Pantiș got the match started through his kick off. Marius Niculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sorin Lipan, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicodim Zogreanu in the 7th minute of play. In the 14th match minute, FC BRADUL -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Pantiș to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in FC BRADUL -MM-'s zone, Ionuț Nicolescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marius Niculescu came out of the goal and Ionuț Nicolescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manuel Pantiș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Ştati having to interfere. Marius Niculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sorin Lipan in the 20th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, FC BRADUL -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Nicodim Zogreanu came free, but Marius Niculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marius Niculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicodim Zogreanu in the 23rd minute of play. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sorin Lipan in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s goalkeeper Ernest Ştati, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Costică Brânzaș during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costică Brânzaș to maneuver through the defense. Marius Niculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionuț Nicolescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Ernest Ştati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Pantiș in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, FC BRADUL -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Sorin Lipan came free, but Marius Niculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marius Niculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionuț Nicolescu in the 40th minute of play. Costică Brânzaș made in the 42nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC BRADUL -MM-'s Costică Hârșu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costică Brânzaș in the 45th minute of play forced FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Marius Niculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marius Niculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicodim Zogreanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

FC BRADUL -MM-'s Costel Pacuraru was substituted for Manuel Pantiș. The wind increased when Sorin Lipan made the kick off in the second half. Marius Niculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costică Brânzaș in the 52nd minute of play. Marius Niculescu made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Costică Brânzaș sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th minute of the match, Sorin Lipan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marius Niculescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Costel Pacuraru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Ştati having to interfere. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Dorin Cârțan was substituted for Vali Papaiani. Nicodim Zogreanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Marius Niculescu made a huge save. 62 minutes into the match, Nicodim Zogreanu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marius Niculescu, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Costică Brânzaș got free with Marius Niculescu in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Dorin Cârțan got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 72 minutes into the match, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s goal looked a bit too open when Costel Pacuraru came free, but Ernest Ştati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rdth minute of the game Costel Pacuraru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Ernest Ştati was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costel Pacuraru in the 75th minute of play forced Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s goalkeeper Ernest Ştati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marius Niculescu was a little too slow when Sorin Lipan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 0-2. 86 minutes into the game, Ionuț Nicolescu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marius Niculescu. Ionuț Nicolescu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. With a little luck, FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu got control of the ball when Nicodim Zogreanu tried to sneak it across the goal line.