Official Cup

BRADUL
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Carp Team's Vinicio Medina started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the match, Edu Ramos notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Carp Team's Deyan Tătăruşanu. Deyan Tătăruşanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Paşa Ali Soysan took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Deyan Tătăruşanu to make any attempt to save it. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toader Valerian in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute Carp Team were awarded a corner. Grga Mijatović went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Grga Mijatović almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu did a great save. In the 26th minute, FC BRADUL -MM-'s Gigel Pașcalău seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gigel Pașcalău the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC BRADUL -MM- protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gigel Pașcalău had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee gave Carp Team a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lucjan Murdza, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu. 2-1. Marius Niculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucjan Murdza, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Narcis Godeanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marius Niculescu came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Carp Team's Lucjan Murdza. But to his dismay, Lucjan Murdza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. In the 41st minute, FC BRADUL -MM-'s Narcis Godeanu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. If Eusebiu Fânaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edu Ramos to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu got control of the ball when Radomir Šiljak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marius Niculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toader Valerian in the 54th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinicio Medina in the 59th minute of play forced FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Marius Niculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, FC BRADUL -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Vinicio Medina came free, but Marius Niculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marius Niculescu made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Toader Valerian sent off a good shot on target. Carp Team were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after FC BRADUL -MM-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Grga Mijatović took the corner. 78 minutes into the game, Carp Team's Vinicio Medina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marius Niculescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Marius Niculescu was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Vinicio Medina capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vinicio Medina really showed his touch with that goal: 3-4. The crowd rose to their feet as Carp Team's Radomir Šiljak slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marius Niculescu. That made the score 3-5 after 86 minutes of play. Marius Niculescu made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Nicu Stroici sent off a good shot on target. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radomir Šiljak in the 92nd minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Carp Team had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.