Official Cup

MORRISON PARK
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) TAXI-MM-'s Yuan Di Xing 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cris Gol in the 3rd minute of play forced TAXI-MM-'s goalkeeper Martin Alexa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, TAXI-MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo came free, but Martin Alexa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, TAXI-MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo came free, but Martin Alexa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the THE CRYSTAL SHIP defense, Yuan Di Xing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robert Tarcu. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robert Tarcu should have stopped the shot. 19 minutes into the match, TAXI-MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo came free, but Martin Alexa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. TAXI-MM-'s Martin Alexa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo in the 21st minute of play. Martin Alexa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cris Gol in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuan Di Xing in the 23rd minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Robert Tarcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robert Baita kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, TAXI-MM-'s Gigel Lăzărescu got a free kick in the 26th minute. Robert Tarcu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuan Di Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. TAXI-MM-'s Martin Alexa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save TAXI-MM- from getting a goal against them. Martin Alexa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cris Gol in the 31st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Alexa was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, TAXI-MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo came free, but Martin Alexa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Yuan Di Xing came free, but Robert Tarcu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Tarcu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuan Di Xing in the 37th minute of play. In the 42nd minute of the match, Borys Dudek tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Martin Alexa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The attack was good, but when Borys Dudek in the 42nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cris Gol to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, TAXI-MM-'s Yuan Di Xing nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robert Tarcu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Jaspar De Weijgaert blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martin Alexa having to make a save. A throw-in in the 66th minute of the game was made by Eliodor Radu with Costel Macavei as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Robert Tarcu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save THE CRYSTAL SHIP from getting a goal against them. TAXI-MM-'s Martin Alexa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Hohenzollern in the 71st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iurie Ilie in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Alexa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yuan Di Xing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Robert Tarcu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Yuan Di Xing managed to get in a good position for a shot. TAXI-MM-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Yuan Di Xing was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robert Tarcu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Milan Skriniar got a throw-in 83 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Costel Macavei. TAXI-MM-'s Martin Alexa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaspar De Weijgaert in the 84th minute of play. Martin Alexa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Hohenzollern, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Although THE CRYSTAL SHIP had been in control for most of the match, TAXI-MM- still came away with the win.