Official Cup

Pehlivanköy Stadium
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Atakan Sarik got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Marius Pãduret left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Buiucani fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The supporters of FC Buiucani booed when Pehlivanköy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yavuzalp Ersalmış didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atakan Sarik might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valentin Vataman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Atakan Sarik ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Pehlivanköy's Ahmet Harun Utkan got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 18th minute of the match FC Buiucani got a corner. Pehlivanköy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Radu Corjan ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Radu Corjan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Halit Ziya Özkutal quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ruslan Prepelitã lost his temper 19 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Lilian Crudu hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Ahmet Ali Poyraz hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. If Özen Balaban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th match minute, FC Buiucani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugen Blajin to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Yavuzalp Ersalmış hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentin Vataman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atakan Sarik, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Vladimir Papuc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Halit Ziya Özkutal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Marius Pãduret hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentin Vataman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Atakan Sarik in the 37th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marius Pãduret to make the kick off. When FC Buiucani's Marius Pãduret in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pehlivanköy's goalie prevented a goal. Atakan Sarik scored 1-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valentin Vataman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 58th match minute, Pehlivanköy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ertuğrul Polatkan to maneuver through the defense. Marius Pãduret struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Halit Ziya Özkutal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Buiucani. Valentin Vataman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atakan Sarik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th match minute, FC Buiucani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lilian Crudu to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the match, Atakan Sarik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valentin Vataman. FC Buiucani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Atakan Sarik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After having played for 69 minutes, Özen Balaban managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pehlivanköy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Özen Balaban was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to FC Buiucani getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Lilian Crudu hit a great ball. Ertuğrul Polatkan struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Valentin Vataman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pehlivanköy. Pehlivanköy's Halit Ziya Özkutal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Pãduret in the 91st minute of play.