Official Cup

White Eagles Stadium
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Samuel Hassell took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Les Lomas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Panait Emilianu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 12th minute Samuel Hassell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Emilianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jimmy Barber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigore Pacurar in the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, White Eagles FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cătălin Crușeveanu came free, but Jimmy Barber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the White Eagles FC defense, Felix Stolniciu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jimmy Barber. The White Eagles FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jimmy Barber should have stopped the shot. White Eagles FC's Jimmy Barber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigore Pacurar in the 21st minute of play. In the 30th minute, Felix Stolniciu made a precise shot to the right of Jimmy Barber. White Eagles FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Jimmy Barber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigore Pacurar, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. When Adam Novac came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Sporting Royal 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 Adam Novac couldn't finish the play. Jimmy Barber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Novac in the 37th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Gigi Bîlbă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adam Novac took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jimmy Barber. Jimmy Barber dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Grigore Pacurar to make the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Sporting Royal's Felix Stolniciu made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jimmy Barber was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Zane Lomas in the 58th minute of play forced Sporting Royal's goalkeeper Panait Emilianu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Stolniciu scored 1-7 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jimmy Barber, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 64 minutes into the match, Cătălin Crușeveanu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jimmy Barber, 1-8. After 67 played minutes White Eagles FC got a freekick which was hit by Ashley Skipton. Jimmy Barber made an important save on a dangerous shot by Costin Băcioiu in the 68th minute. Jimmy Barber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Novac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Stolniciu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-9 in the 72nd playminute. After a defensive mix-up in White Eagles FC's zone, Grigore Pacurar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jimmy Barber came out of the goal and Grigore Pacurar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felix Stolniciu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Jimmy Barber made a huge save. When Sporting Royal's Adam Novac in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye White Eagles FC's goalie prevented a goal. 79 minutes into the match, White Eagles FC's goalkeeper Jimmy Barber had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cătălin Crușeveanu. Jimmy Barber made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Felix Stolniciu sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Cătălin Crușeveanu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jimmy Barber. That made the score 1-10 in the 82 minute of play. In the 86th minute, Adam Novac reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jimmy Barber. The goal made the score 1-11. Jimmy Barber was a little too slow when Felix Stolniciu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 1-12. When the final whistle sounded Sporting Royal left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than White Eagles FC.