Official Cup

JUVENTUS STADIUM
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ariel Ortega took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Ariel Ortega left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erzincan FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Ariel Ortega's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernest Ghiciușca was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Erzincan FK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alptuğ Gözlem in the 8th minute. Ernest Ghiciușca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alptuğ Gözlem in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute of the match Erzincan FK got a corner. JUVENTUS TORINO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alptuğ Gözlem ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 13 minutes, Mauro Icardi made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. JUVENTUS TORINO's Ernest Ghiciușca tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 14th match minute, Erzincan FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lefter Tanın to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Ariel Ortega sped through JUVENTUS TORINO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ernest Ghiciușca. JUVENTUS TORINO's Ernest Ghiciușca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Lluis in the 33rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ariel Ortega's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernest Ghiciușca was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Alptuğ Gözlem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Erzincan FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Alptuğ Gözlem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernest Ghiciușca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 39 played minutes JUVENTUS TORINO got a freekick which was hit by Cristinel Geoană. Erzincan FK's attack was well implemented in the 40th minute, but when Alptuğ Gözlem was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Ernest Ghiciușca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Icardi in the 42nd minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Diguinho Botelho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Erzincan FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JUVENTUS TORINO the free kick. After a rather tough play, Erzincan FK's Diguinho Botelho got a free kick in the 45th minute. JUVENTUS TORINO's Ernest Ghiciușca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alptuğ Gözlem in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ion Luțu made the kick off in the second half. Alptuğ Gözlem struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Ernest Ghiciușca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Erzincan FK. When Erzincan FK's Ariel Ortega in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye JUVENTUS TORINO's goalie prevented a goal. When Erzincan FK's Ariel Ortega in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye JUVENTUS TORINO's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Ion Luțu sped through Erzincan FK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anıl Mücahit Efe. Ernest Ghiciușca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Icardi in the 74th minute of the match. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by JUVENTUS TORINO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alptuğ Gözlem was slow to take the kick. During this time Erzincan FK's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Alptuğ Gözlem got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ernest Ghiciușca quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Ion Luțu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anıl Mücahit Efe was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the game, Ariel Ortega recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ernest Ghiciușca. Ariel Ortega showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. Erzincan FK's Anıl Mücahit Efe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ion Luțu in the 84th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ariel Ortega got free with Ernest Ghiciușca in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th minute of the match, Alptuğ Gözlem tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ernest Ghiciușca saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 91 minutes of play, JUVENTUS TORINO's Ion Luțu made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anıl Mücahit Efe was left in no man's land by his defense there! 95 minutes into the match, JUVENTUS TORINO's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Icardi came free, but Ernest Ghiciușca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.