Official Cup

Red Arena
Spectators: 197 (Terracing: 149, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ionuț Paveliuc started the match with the kick off. Viorel Crăcană hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Ageamiii's Daniel Babeș got a free kick in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Red Army's Ali Karimi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Karimi in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cosmin Butuc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 14 played minutes Red Army got a freekick which was hit by Ali Karimi. Ageamiii's Cosmin Butuc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arash Esmaeeli in the 15th minute of play. Ali Karimi took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cosmin Butuc. Cosmin Butuc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 21 minutes into the match, Ageamiii's goal looked a bit too open when Roozbeh Nakisa came free, but Cosmin Butuc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 22 minutes, Ali Karimi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Army's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Karimi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ali Karimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the game, Ageamiii's Ionuț Paveliuc nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abtin Sadeqi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. With a little luck, Ageamiii's Cosmin Butuc got control of the ball when Ali Karimi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ali Karimi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Cosmin Butuc skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ali Karimi had several of the Ageamiii's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 39 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Cosmin Butuc as he didn't even see the shot coming. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ali Karimi to make the kick off. Ionuț Paveliuc could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Abtin Sadeqi made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roozbeh Nakisa in the 58th minute of play forced Ageamiii's goalkeeper Cosmin Butuc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Răzvan Ionășescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Ageamiii's Daniel Babeș got a free kick in the 66th minute. Cosmin Butuc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arash Esmaeeli's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. When Red Army's Ali Karimi in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ageamiii's goalie prevented a goal. In the 77th minute, Ali Karimi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cosmin Butuc was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. Cosmin Butuc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Karimi's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Roozbeh Nakisa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Cosmin Butuc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roozbeh Nakisa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Cosmin Butuc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Pavel Mitulescu came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Ageamiii 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 Pavel Mitulescu couldn't finish the play. After 94 minutes of play, Red Army's Arash Esmaeeli made it 9-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cosmin Butuc was left in no man's land by his defense there!