Official Cup

Pildesti Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benito Raphael started the match with the kick off. With his leg Costin Jecu managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when FC Steaua Pildesti's Silvestre Pumarejo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 13th minute, Denis Marinescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the match, FC Steaua Pildesti's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Curado came free, but Marian Văduvescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costin Jecu made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Lucian Stere sent off a good shot on target. Costin Jecu made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Silvestre Pumarejo sent off a good shot on target. FC Steaua Pildesti's Marian Văduvescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liviu Gogu in the 26th minute of play. Marian Văduvescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Gogu in the 28th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Benito Raphael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Văduvescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marian Văduvescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benito Raphael in the 35th minute of the match. FC Steaua Pildesti's Marian Văduvescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liviu Gogu in the 38th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, FC Steaua Pildesti's goal looked a bit too open when Liviu Gogu came free, but Marian Văduvescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costin Jecu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zygmunt Dunajski, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Marian Văduvescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Gogu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FC Steaua Pildesti booed when White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosmin Moți didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvestre Pumarejo in the 47th minute of play forced White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Costin Jecu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Silvestre Pumarejo made a kick off. In the 59th minute Silvestre Pumarejo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Jecu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, FC Steaua Pildesti's Marian Văduvescu got control of the ball when Cheng Zhan Sheng tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ioan Buhuș during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st match minute, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ioan Buhuș to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Marian Văduvescu threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Liviu Gogu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 78 minutes, Robert Antohi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Steaua Pildesti and the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC Steaua Pildesti getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Robert Antohi hit a great ball. Marian Văduvescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Deac in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Liviu Gogu 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. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Costin Jecu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucian Stere in the 88th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, FC Steaua Pildesti's goal looked a bit too open when Liviu Gogu came free, but Marian Văduvescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marian Văduvescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benito Raphael in the 95th minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.