Official Cup

STEFAN CEL MARE
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gordon Alderson started the match with the kick off. Mihai Bacalu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gordon Alderson, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 4 minutes into the match, Gordon Alderson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mihai Bacalu. DINAMO PLOIESTI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gordon Alderson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Robbie McAdam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute, Gică Vulcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ian McVey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Orășan, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. If Marin Brânzaș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 22 minutes into the game, when Les Limond put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Smiddy Celts's Les Limond got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Gică Vulcan might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ian McVey. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gică Vulcan ran back to his position shaking his head. When Gheorghe Onofrei fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DINAMO PLOIESTI's protests and gave Gheorghe Onofrei a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to DINAMO PLOIESTI getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Gheorghe Onofrei hit a great ball. The Smiddy Celts fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Smiddy Celts's Gordon Alderson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 30 minutes into the match, Smiddy Celts's goalkeeper Ian McVey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Irinel Crainic. Ian McVey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Orășan, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, DINAMO PLOIESTI's Marin Brânzaș got a free kick in the 38th minute. Mihai Bacalu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gordon Alderson in the 40th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Marin Brânzaș ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ian McVey was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. The supporters of DINAMO PLOIESTI booed when Smiddy Celts was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciaran McGill didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gică Vulcan shot from long distance in the 47th minute, but Ian McVey was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sebastian Orășan to make the kick off. A collision led to Smiddy Celts getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Robbie McAdam hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute Irinel Crainic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian McVey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of DINAMO PLOIESTI booed when Smiddy Celts was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. James McRurie didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ian McVey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Orășan in the 65th minute of the match. Ian McVey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petrică Paraschiv, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciaran McGill in the 72nd minute of play forced DINAMO PLOIESTI's goalkeeper Mihai Bacalu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Sebastian Orășan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ian McVey was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Marin Brânzaș might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ian McVey. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marin Brânzaș ran back to his position shaking his head. Gică Vulcan hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Mihai Bacalu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gordon Alderson in the 80th minute of the match. Mihai Bacalu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gordon Alderson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gavril Donici during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Gavril Donici hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the DINAMO PLOIESTI defense, Willie Dyson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mihai Bacalu. The DINAMO PLOIESTI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mihai Bacalu should have stopped the shot. 92 minutes into the match, Sebastian Orășan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ian McVey. Smiddy Celts's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Orășan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4.