Official Cup

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Grigore Şoiman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ionuț Agusoaei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gigel Omescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. With a little luck, Balavanis's Ionuț Agusoaei got control of the ball when Yuan Di Xing tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 12th minute Grigore Şoiman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Alexa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by TAXI-MM-'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ionică Cucu was slow to take the kick. During this time Balavanis's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Mihnea Gorgan managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 17th minute of the match, Yuan Di Xing got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ionuț Agusoaei was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ionuț Agusoaei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigel Omescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigel Omescu in the 30th minute of play forced Balavanis's goalkeeper Ionuț Agusoaei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ionuț Agusoaei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yuan Di Xing in the 34th minute. Ionuț Agusoaei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuan Di Xing in the 39th minute of the match. After 40 played minutes Balavanis got a freekick which was hit by Federico Flamini. Balavanis's Ionuț Agusoaei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Åke Mager in the 41st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gigel Omescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ionuț Agusoaei was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Martin Alexa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Grigore Şoiman went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Grigore Şoiman scored 0-3 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Martin Alexa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gigel Omescu to make the kick off. Martin Alexa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valer Văidianu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Dragoş Domide managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balavanis's supporters rose to their feet, but Dragoş Domide was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martin Alexa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Grigore Şoiman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Alexa was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Grigore Şoiman in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Martin Alexa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Grigore Şoiman who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Martin Alexa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ionuț Agusoaei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gigel Lăzărescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 72 minutes into the match, Balavanis's goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Omescu came free, but Ionuț Agusoaei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Baita took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ionuț Agusoaei. Ionuț Agusoaei dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Balavanis made a substitution. Ferdinand Costa replaced Grigore Şoiman. Balavanis made a substitution. Dacian Vancea replaced Mihnea Gorgan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigel Lăzărescu in the 77th minute of play forced Balavanis's goalkeeper Ionuț Agusoaei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81stth minute of the game Robert Baita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balavanis's Ionuț Agusoaei was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Martin Alexa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valer Văidianu's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Ivan Cristescu was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 88 minutes, Albert Filipoiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TAXI-MM- and the Balavanis players grew even worse after the yellow card. Avram Barascu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. TAXI-MM-'s Martin Alexa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avram Barascu in the 90th minute of play. Ferdinand Costa in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Martin Alexa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Martin Alexa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valer Văidianu in the 93rd minute of play. Martin Alexa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Costa in the 98th minute of the match. Balavanis were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over TAXI-MM-'s much stronger midfield.