Official Cup

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 464 (Terracing: 349, Seating: 106, VIP seats: 9) Xie Shu Tian started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Niculae Isvoreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xie Shu Tian in the 7th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 14 minutes, Denílson Leão successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The crowd rose to their feet as F.C.BARLAD's Daniel Bacalbașa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Denílson Leão. That made the score 1-0 after 23 minutes of play. In the 28th minute Xie Shu Tian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niculae Isvoreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niculae Isvoreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xie Shu Tian, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Niculae Isvoreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xie Shu Tian, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Xie Shu Tian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niculae Isvoreanu having to interfere. The supporters of F.C.BARLAD booed when Pecém was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Antunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dumitru Surdu struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Denílson Leão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C.BARLAD. In the 38th minute, Nichifor Codruț fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Denílson Leão, passed just outside the right post. Marcu Dobre made in the 40th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Pecém's Juarês Borges. Juarês Borges took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Niculae Isvoreanu. Niculae Isvoreanu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 46 minutes into the match, Pecém's Xie Shu Tian sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Niculae Isvoreanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Xie Shu Tian scored 1-2 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niculae Isvoreanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Bacalbașa made a kick off. Xie Shu Tian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Niculae Isvoreanu made a huge save. Niculae Isvoreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xie Shu Tian in the 62nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Xie Shu Tian took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Niculae Isvoreanu to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Pecém booed when F.C.BARLAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dumitru Surdu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xie Shu Tian in the 74th minute of play forced F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Niculae Isvoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cristiano Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. F.C.BARLAD's Paul Irod was substituted for Valentin Verzea. Niculae Isvoreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xie Shu Tian in the 81st minute of play. Pecém's Juarês Borges managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Marcu Dobre in the 83 minute of the game. Xie Shu Tian scored 1-5 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niculae Isvoreanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Xie Shu Tian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Niculae Isvoreanu made a huge save. After a rather tough play, F.C.BARLAD's Eric Pârlea got a free kick in the 92nd minute.

The F.C.BARLAD fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pecém were clearly better and deserved to take the win.