Official Cup

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Luca Gavrilescu made the kick off and thus started the match. Manuel Lăcătuș made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Antonis Ikonomeas sent off a good shot on target. In the 6th minute of the match Green Horses got a corner. Republica Ploiești's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iason Dimitratos ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 13th minute Chan Clet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Lăcătuș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Thanos Psarros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Manuel Lăcătuș was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luca Gavrilescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Efthimis Psaris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Green Horses's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Iason Dimitratos in the 22nd minute. Thanos Psarros was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 26 minutes into the game, Green Horses's Odysseas Terzis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manuel Lăcătuș made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Manuel Lăcătuș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chan Clet, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute, Green Horses's Antonis Ikonomeas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. In the 34th minute Alkaios Bougiouklis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Lăcătuș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Green Horses's Alkaios Bougiouklis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. In the 39th minute, Alkaios Bougiouklis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Manuel Lăcătuș. The goal made the score 6-0. 42 minutes into the match, Republica Ploiești's goal looked a bit too open when Thanos Psarros came free, but Manuel Lăcătuș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Lăcătuș stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Odysseas Terzis's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. If Antonis Ikonomeas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chan Clet to make the kick off. Manuel Lăcătuș made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonis Ikonomeas in the 54th minute of play. After some careless play in the Republica Ploiești defense, Odysseas Terzis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manuel Lăcătuș. The Republica Ploiești fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manuel Lăcătuș should have stopped the shot. In the 66th minute, Alkaios Bougiouklis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Lăcătuș was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. In the 69th minute, Alkaios Bougiouklis made a precise shot to the right of Manuel Lăcătuș. Republica Ploiești's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. In the 72nd minute, Chan Clet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Lăcătuș was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. After 76 minutes of play, Green Horses's Chan Clet made it 11-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Lăcătuș was left in no man's land by his defense there! Efthimis Psaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Firea in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute Chan Clet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Lăcătuș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paris Mourlos took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manuel Lăcătuș. Manuel Lăcătuș dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 12-0. Republica Ploiești's Manuel Lăcătuș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alkaios Bougiouklis in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Viorel Ungur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the game, Alkaios Bougiouklis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 13-0. Manuel Lăcătuș was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee ended the match the Green Horses players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.