Official Cup

Riverside Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Carp Team's Nicolae Zaharia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nicolae Zaharia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 4 minutes into the match, Carp Team's goal looked a bit too open when Placido Abascal came free, but Gigio Buffone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute, Nistor Manea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cridas FC's Silvano Gilen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolae Zaharia in the 11th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nicolae Zaharia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvano Gilen was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Mihăiţă Sinulescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Silvano Gilen made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicolae Zaharia in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvano Gilen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Placido Abascal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the match, Cridas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Vulcan came free, but Silvano Gilen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cridas FC's Silvano Gilen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Cridas FC from getting a goal against them. Gigio Buffone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Abascal in the 21st minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, Nicolae Zaharia recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Silvano Gilen. Nicolae Zaharia showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Nicolae Zaharia's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Silvano Gilen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mihăiţă Sinulescu hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Silvano Gilen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolae Zaharia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hector Mino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Gigio Buffone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Nicolae Zaharia notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Cridas FC's Silvano Gilen. Silvano Gilen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Silvano Gilen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolae Zaharia's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Eliodor Maftei made a great header on Carp Team's corner, it was just that Cridas FC's Silvano Gilen managed to reach the ball for a save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Conrado Arixo made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Carp Team's Tiago Vulcan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Silvano Gilen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Vulcan in the 57th minute of play forced Cridas FC's goalkeeper Silvano Gilen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihăiţă Sinulescu scored 5-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvano Gilen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 65 minutes into the match, Cridas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mihăiţă Sinulescu came free, but Silvano Gilen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cridas FC's Silvano Gilen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolae Zaharia in the 68th minute of play. After 72 minutes of play, Carp Team's Nicolae Zaharia made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvano Gilen was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 75th minute, Nicolae Zaharia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silvano Gilen was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihăiţă Sinulescu in the 78th minute of play forced Cridas FC's goalkeeper Silvano Gilen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvano Gilen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihăiţă Sinulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The Carp Team fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Carp Team's Tiago Vulcan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 9-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 90 minutes into the game, Mihăiţă Sinulescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Silvano Gilen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolae Zaharia in the 95th minute of play forced Cridas FC's goalkeeper Silvano Gilen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cridas FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Carp Team.