Official Cup

Cătălin Hîldan
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) After a rather tough play, Harlow AFC's Sonny Earnshaw got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute, Calvin Whitmore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Harlow AFC's Danny Rowe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Harlow AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 15th play minute Nicolae Manafu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Danny Rowe. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Tornadele Siret's Martin Ciorăscu got a free kick in the 20th minute. When Jeffrey Moyse came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Harlow AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jeffrey Moyse couldn't finish the play. Corneliu Vârșan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jo Blackwater in the 22nd minute of the match. Danny Rowe stood somewhat misplaced when Iustin Iorda came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 25 minute. 28 minutes into the game, Ferdinand Mihălțan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tornadele Siret's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Harlow AFC the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Tornadele Siret's zone, Stewart Edworthy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Corneliu Vârșan came out of the goal and Stewart Edworthy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd minute, Albert Read hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 34 minutes, Jo Blackwater managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harlow AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jo Blackwater was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 39 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's goalkeeper Danny Rowe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eusebiu Davidescu. In the 41st minute, Iustin Iorda reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Danny Rowe. The goal made the score 3-0. In the 46th minute, Tornadele Siret's Iustin Iorda ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Danny Rowe. Danny Rowe yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0.

The wind increased when Iustin Iorda made the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Iustin Iorda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Harlow AFC's Danny Rowe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 57th minute, Stewart Edworthy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Danny Rowe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebiu Davidescu in the 58th minute of play. After some careless play in the Harlow AFC defense, Iustin Iorda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Danny Rowe. The Harlow AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Danny Rowe should have stopped the shot. Danny Rowe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustin Iorda in the 68th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the game, Doru Todea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tornadele Siret's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Harlow AFC the free kick. In the 71st minute, Doru Todea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tornadele Siret's Eusebiu Davidescu in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Harlow AFC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 77th match minute, Tornadele Siret was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doru Todea to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the game, Tornadele Siret's Alin Mutu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Danny Rowe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Martin Ciorăscu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 85 played minutes Tornadele Siret got a freekick which was hit by Călin Paulică. In the 88th minute, Călin Paulică ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Danny Rowe was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. Călin Paulică fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danny Rowe having to interfere. In the 97th minute, Nicolae Manafu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tornadele Siret fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. Tornadele Siret's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.