Official Cup

CHAMPIONS STADIUM
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Róbert Pál-Szabó got the match started through his kick off. Róbert Pál-Szabós short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Dursun Ekinci to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The corner ended in Iustin Coporan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MERT FC's Dursun Ekinci did a great save. After a rather tough play, Champions Iasi's Cosmin Iureș got a free kick in the 5th minute. Frank Lauria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naci Kaynak in the 6th minute of play. Dursun Ekinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasile Mumuleanu in the 17th minute of the match. Cosmin Iureș hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 19th match minute, Champions Iasi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fritz Bergström to maneuver through the defense. Ahmet Orhan Kutulmuş took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Frank Lauria. Champions Iasi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Dursun Ekinci successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, MERT FC's Batıray İpekçi got a free kick in the 26th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Dursun Ekinci successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Róbert Pál-Szabó's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dursun Ekinci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Dursun Ekinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasile Mumuleanu in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute Şansal Taşcıoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Lauria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Champions Iasi's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmet Orhan Kutulmuş was slow to take the kick. During this time MERT FC's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Naci Kaynak managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Champions Iasi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Iustin Coporan in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the match, MERT FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vasile Mumuleanu came free, but Dursun Ekinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Naci Kaynak made a kick off. Dursun Ekinci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Róbert Pál-Szabó's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. The audience was convinced that Róbert Pál-Szabó's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dursun Ekinci was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Dursun Ekinci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Róbert Pál-Szabó's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by MERT FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iustin Coporan was slow to take the kick. During this time Champions Iasi's players had a chance to rest. Iustin Coporan made a great header on Champions Iasi's corner, it was just that MERT FC's Dursun Ekinci managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbert Pál-Szabó in the 63rd minute of play forced MERT FC's goalkeeper Dursun Ekinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dursun Ekinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iustin Coporan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dursun Ekinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iustin Coporan in the 74th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Irinel Aldea put in a rough tackle. In the 75th minute, one of Champions Iasi:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Champions Iasi. Frank Lauria had in the 77thth minute some difficulties stopping Barışcan Günay's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. MERT FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ahmet Orhan Kutulmuş in the 78th minute. Frank Lauria made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Raik Ağın sent off a good shot on target. Jorge Cadete scored 1-0 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dursun Ekinci, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dursun Ekinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustin Coporan in the 85th minute of the match. Vasile Mumuleanu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dursun Ekinci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute of the match Champions Iasi got a corner. MERT FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iustin Coporan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Champions Iasi's Iustin Coporan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dursun Ekinci in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Vasile Mumuleanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the game, Ioan Andone was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Champions Iasi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MERT FC the free kick. In the 93rd minute, Ioan Andone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Champions Iasi fans cheered their team off the field, for while MERT FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.