Official Cup

Urlaub im Harz
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ryszard Lanczak started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Denis Pumnu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sylwester Gieraltowski was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Denis Pumnu sped through FC HARZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sylwester Gieraltowski. Sylwester Gieraltowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Pumnu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes, Bogdan Makowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC HARZ and the -BZF- Barca de Buzau players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 10 played minutes FC HARZ got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Makowski. Denis Pumnu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 11th minute Denis Pumnu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sylwester Gieraltowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Denis Pumnu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sylwester Gieraltowski came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Denis Pumnu. But to his dismay, Denis Pumnu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Isidro Tipi managed to get in a good position for a shot. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's supporters rose to their feet, but Isidro Tipi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sylwester Gieraltowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sylwester Gieraltowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Pumnu, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. If Denis Pumnu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Denis Pumnu got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Denis Pumnu made a precise shot to the right of Sylwester Gieraltowski. FC HARZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. When Denis Pumnu came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the -BZF- Barca de Buzau 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 Denis Pumnu couldn't finish the play. 40 minutes into the match, Denis Pumnu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sylwester Gieraltowski. FC HARZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Denis Pumnu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After 44 played minutes FC HARZ got a freekick which was hit by Olaf Pilarski. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's attentive Irinel Bîlbă managed to snatch the ball when Stefan Mikulski made a throw-in in the 46th minute of the game. Sylwester Gieraltowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Pumnu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 49th minute of the match -BZF- Barca de Buzau got a corner. FC HARZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xu Hai Feng ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on -BZF- Barca de Buzau's corner Xu Hai Feng fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sylwester Gieraltowski quite easily take care of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Isidro Tipi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denis Pumnu got free with Sylwester Gieraltowski in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Isidro Tipi got a free kick in the 54th minute. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Denis Pumnu got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 61st minute, Denis Pumnu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 61 minutes into the match, FC HARZ's goal looked a bit too open when Isidro Tipi came free, but Sylwester Gieraltowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Pumnu got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 0-5 in the right cross in the 62nd match minute before Sylwester Gieraltowski had time to react. 67 minutes into the match, FC HARZ's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Pumnu came free, but Sylwester Gieraltowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC HARZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xu Hai Feng was slow to take the kick. During this time -BZF- Barca de Buzau's players had a chance to rest. Xu Hai Feng made a great header on -BZF- Barca de Buzau's corner, it was just that FC HARZ's Sylwester Gieraltowski managed to reach the ball for a save. Sylwester Gieraltowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denis Pumnu's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Stefan Mikulski got a throw-in 77 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Zygmunt Dudek. A hard shot 81 in the game by Denis Pumnu from a close distance when the talented Sylwester Gieraltowski managed to make a qualified save. FC HARZ's players were relieved. FC HARZ's Sylwester Gieraltowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save FC HARZ from getting a goal against them. In the 83rd match minute, -BZF- Barca de Buzau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adam Tănăsie to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in FC HARZ's zone, Adam Tănăsie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sylwester Gieraltowski came out of the goal and Adam Tănăsie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denis Pumnu got free with Sylwester Gieraltowski in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Denis Pumnu in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sylwester Gieraltowski saved FC HARZ from getting behind. Sylwester Gieraltowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Pumnu in the 90th minute of the match. Sylwester Gieraltowski made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Adam Tănăsie sent off a good shot on target. Sylwester Gieraltowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denis Pumnu's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. When Olgierd Tokarczyk fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC HARZ's protests and gave Olgierd Tokarczyk a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Olgierd Tokarczyk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. -BZF- Barca de Buzau played a much better game than FC HARZ and deserved their victory. The FC HARZ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.