Official Cup

Alb cu Negru
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Ion Şimonca made the kick off and thus started the match. Marian Podgoreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Cernat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Cernat in the 9th minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Marian Podgoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 minutes of play, FC Buzău's Eduard Zgondea made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marian Podgoreanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marian Podgoreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cătălin Rogozea in the 18th minute of the match. Marian Podgoreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Cernat in the 20th minute of play. Marian Podgoreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciprian Țâpu in the 21st minute of the match. Marian Podgoreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Cernat, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Cernat in the 25th minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Marian Podgoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Ion Şimonca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marian Podgoreanu. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ion Şimonca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 29 minutes, Pompiliu Vasilache mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC UNIREA Alba Iulia and the FC Buzău players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC UNIREA Alba Iulia getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Pompiliu Vasilache hit a great ball. When Eduard Zgondea fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Buzău's protests and gave Eduard Zgondea a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC Buzău's Eduard Zgondea got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute, Pompiliu Gorcea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Mădălin Cârnațiu threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tudor Bărbânță, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 36th minute Pompiliu Gorcea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Podgoreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pompiliu Gorcea in the 40th minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Marian Podgoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Cernat in the 42nd minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Marian Podgoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ion Şimonca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marian Podgoreanu was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Marian Podgoreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doru Apostol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute Pompiliu Gorcea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Podgoreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Marian Podgoreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Cernat, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Ciprian Țâpu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Marian Podgoreanu made a huge save. Marian Podgoreanu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ion Şimonca showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 58 minute of play. 0-4 became the score in the 62nd minute when Ion Şimonca elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Marian Podgoreanu made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Doru Apostol sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute, Ciprian Țâpu made a precise shot to the right of Marian Podgoreanu. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. In the 71st match minute, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornel Câmpeanu to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute of the match, Mihăiţă Andrițoiu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marian Podgoreanu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 79 minutes into the match, Ion Şimonca notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Marian Podgoreanu. Marian Podgoreanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ion Şimonca in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marian Podgoreanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emanuel Cernat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Marian Podgoreanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save FC UNIREA Alba Iulia from getting a goal against them. Nechifor Ciocârlan hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute Tudor Bărbânță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mădălin Cârnațiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd play minute Ciprian Țâpu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Marian Podgoreanu. 0-8. Marian Podgoreanu was out of position in the 96 minute of play, and Cătălin Rogozea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cătălin Rogozea really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9.