Official Cup

Stadion Gollubien
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Toader Arotăriței got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Balavanis's goal looked a bit too open when Jakub Pawlak came free, but Petre Baicea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 5 played minutes Balavanis got a freekick which was hit by Ciprian Sângeorzan. Jakub Pawlak struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Petre Baicea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Varsovia. Arkadiusz Dudzik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toader Arotăriței in the 11th minute of the match. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Varsovia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Horaţiu Vermeşan was slow to take the kick. During this time Balavanis's players had a chance to rest. Balavanis's Horaţiu Vermeşan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arkadiusz Dudzik in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ciprian Sângeorzan kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Petre Baicea came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Varsovia's Wladyslaw Zawada. But to his dismay, Wladyslaw Zawada quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, Konrad Domeracki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Petre Baicea. Balavanis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Konrad Domeracki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Costică Ghișerel kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Wladyslaw Zawada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petre Baicea having to interfere. Varsovia's Konrad Domeracki managed to work through Balavanis's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Konrad Domeracki dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After a defensive mix-up in Balavanis's zone, Jakub Pawlak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Petre Baicea came out of the goal and Jakub Pawlak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Petre Baicea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wladyslaw Zawada in the 29th minute. In the 33rd minute, Wladyslaw Zawada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Varsovia's Dawid Jajecznica got a free kick in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toader Arotăriței in the 39th minute of play forced Varsovia's goalkeeper Arkadiusz Dudzik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Varsovia booed when Balavanis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciprian Sângeorzan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petre Baicea made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Jakub Pawlak sent off a good shot on target. Arkadiusz Dudzik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Gavrilă in the 44th minute of the match. Balavanis's Petre Baicea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konrad Domeracki in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jakub Pawlak stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arkadiusz Dudzik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Gavrilă in the 55th minute of play. The supporters of Varsovia booed when Balavanis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciprian Sângeorzan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wladyslaw Zawada recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arkadiusz Dudzik was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Toader Arotăriței showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 60 minute of play. The supporters of Varsovia booed when Balavanis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ştefan Şimoc didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konrad Domeracki in the 65th minute of play forced Balavanis's goalkeeper Petre Baicea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Arkadiusz Dudzik managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Balavanis's Toader Arotăriței fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Varsovia getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Jakub Pawlak hit a great ball. The long shot by Valeriu Robescu in the 71st minute really tested Arkadiusz Dudzik's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 73 played minutes Balavanis got a freekick which was hit by Eusebiu Curea. Petre Baicea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakub Pawlak in the 75th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Balavanis's goal looked a bit too open when Konrad Domeracki came free, but Petre Baicea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petre Baicea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Domeracki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Petre Baicea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konrad Domeracki in the 85th minute of the match. Petre Baicea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wladyslaw Zawada, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Balavanis's Petre Baicea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wladyslaw Zawada in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute of the match Varsovia got a corner. Balavanis's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Radomil Winszman ran over to the corner to take the kick. Varsovia's Arkadiusz Dudzik proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Varsovia from getting a goal against them. In the 94th minute, Toader Arotăriței hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Varsovia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.