Official Cup

Ciufulici Arena
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, 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. Wu Qi started the match with the kick off. In the 7thth minute of the game Wu Qi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC ciufulici's Dacian Oravițan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 8th minute, Allan Bivall made a precise shot to the right of Dacian Oravițan. FC ciufulici's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Sabin Craia fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC ciufulici's protests and gave Sabin Craia a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th minute, Sabin Craia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC ciufulici were furious when Doru Răuțchi was red carded, 16 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. FC ciufulici's Dacian Oravițan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Skytt in the 21st minute of play forced FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Dacian Oravițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Wu Qi made a precise shot to the right of Dacian Oravițan. FC ciufulici's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. George Giurcă's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bai Kun De firmly grabbed it by the left post. 29 minutes into the match, Wu Qi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of FC ciufulici's Dacian Oravițan. Dacian Oravițan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bai Kun De made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when George Giurcă sent off a good shot on target. Dacian Oravițan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wu Qi went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. If Wu Qi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dacian Oravițan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, FC ciufulici's goal looked a bit too open when Wu Qi came free, but Dacian Oravițan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute of the game Dacian Jecu made a throw-in which George Giurcă played forward. A collision led to FC ciufulici getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Horia Robescu hit a great ball. Allan Bivall blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dacian Oravițan having to make a save. After the first half Samurai were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucrețiu Oroian stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Samurai's Abram Cadabra managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Sabin Craia in the 54 minute of the game. 56 minutes into the game, Wu Qi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dacian Oravițan. Wu Qi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. The crowd rose to their feet as Samurai's Wu Qi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dacian Oravițan. That made the score 0-6 after 59 minutes of play. Samurai's Åke Hamnberg was substituted for Olof Söderkvist. After a rather tough play, FC ciufulici's Sabin Craia got a free kick in the 62nd minute. The throw-in from Sabin Craia in the 65th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Samurai's Abram Cadabra. Bai Kun De took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Giurcă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samurai's attentive Abram Cadabra managed to snatch the ball when Sabin Craia made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. Dacian Oravițan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wu Qi in the 71st minute. Teodor Covaci charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teodor Covaci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC ciufulici's Teodor Covaci got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute, Wu Qi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Samurai fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Dacian Oravițan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Bivall in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Dacian Oravițan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wu Qi. The Samurai fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Samurai's Wu Qi 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 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, FC ciufulici's Dacian Oravițan got control of the ball when Wu Qi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wu Qi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 91stth minute, Dacian Oravițan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, FC ciufulici's Dacian Oravițan got control of the ball when Allan Bivall tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dacian Oravițan made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Wu Qi sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 95th minute of play forced FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Dacian Oravițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dacian Oravițan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allan Bivall in the 96th minute of the match. Samurai's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.