Dinamo Tulcea - Erin Go Bragh (513312986)

Dinamo Tulcea 1 Erin Go Bragh 1 After extra time Erin Go Bragh won 5–4 on penalties
Event	Main Romanian cup
Date	18 March 2015
Round	First round
Season	58th global season
Venue	Red Arena, Tulcea
Attendance	12,000
Weather	Overcast

Dinamo Tulcea vs Erin Go Bragh was a cup match played on March 18, 2015 at the Red Arena in Tulcea.

Match report

Dark skies made the crowd of 12000 at Red Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Adam Dennis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sören Wulfheide and Mãdãlin Ionitã.

Lineups

A 5-3-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Dinamo. The following players took the field: Paskum - Versijpt, Abduholiqov, Okiko, 円谷 (Tsuburaya), Buffon - 竹下 (Takeshita), Zubairu, Tudurean - Dănilă, Bonomo.

Bragh started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Grot - Dădulescu, Minten, Vecerzan - Părău, Campeggi, Urâte, Cosmo, Urloiu - Becherescu, Popa.

First half

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Dinamo. Bragh mostly ignored the flanks in favor of their ability to attack in the middle. With 7 minutes played, Fred Zubairu knocked one home from a counter-attack down the right wing, making the score 1 - 0. Lucian Dădulescu sailed high above the opponents as he headed the 1 - 1 goal in on a corner kick from Constantin Becherescu after 22 minutes of play. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Bragh, and they were successfully passing the ball from the wing into the middle at the behest of their coach. Dinamo made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left Spartaco Bonomo completely alone with keeper Zbigniew Grot, who made a spectacular block. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Bragh, who had the ball 75 percent of the time.

Second half

Ştefan-Gabriel Popa let loose a good shot after 69 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. Lucian Dădulescu was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was perfectly redirected by Jerre Minten, but the ball went off the post and out. Dinamo almost scored after a swift counter-attack 76 minutes into the game, but Fred Zubairu put the shot from the left flank just outside the frame. After 78 minutes, Dinamo's lack of experience resulted in the team's loss of their edge at the end of the game. Bragh had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle instead. Bragh were doing a good job holding on to the ball, with 78 percent of possession.

Extra time

As neither team was able to score a late winner, the teams took to the field again for extra time. A review of the gameplan helped Dinamo get back to a solid organization to start the second half. 92 minutes into the game, Adílio Cosmo was a hair's width away from giving Bragh the lead with a shot from the left. A timely dive by Barna Paskum saved the home team on this occasion. With 115 minutes played, Dinamo's Spartaco Bonomo received a yellow card for challenging a play with his cleats first. In a fantastic display of determination, Bragh's Jerre Minten forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. As neither team had won during extra time, they took to the field for a penalty kick shootout to decide the victor.

Penalty shoot-out

Dinamo's Fred Zubairu hesitated a long time before shooting. Maybe too long, as his penalty flew just wide of the left hand post. Still 1 - 1. Bragh's Cristian-Sorin Părău proved he has nerves of steel from the penalty spot, changing the score to 1 - 2. Dinamo's Ciprian Tudurean kept his cool as he went up against Zbigniew Grot. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 2 - 2. Bragh's Constantin Becherescu coolly put the ball past Barna Paskum. 2 - 3. Dinamo's Jens Versijpt was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball into the net. 3 - 3! Bragh's Tedi Urâte made no mistake. Barna Paskum didn't have a chance. 3 - 4. Dinamo's Barna Paskum coolly put the ball past Zbigniew Grot. 4 - 4. Bragh's Bogdan Urloiu made no mistake. Barna Paskum didn't have a chance. 4 - 5. Dinamo's Bogdan Dănilă coolly put the ball past Zbigniew Grot. 5 - 5. Bragh's Doru Vecerzan made no mistake. Barna Paskum didn't have a chance. 5 - 6. Dinamo's best player was Mirjalol Abduholiqov. However, Barna Paskum made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Bragh player was without a doubt Tedi Urâte. Cristian-Sorin Părău was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 6.

Match details

18 March 2015 10:00	Dinamo Tulcea	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Erin Go Bragh	Red Arena, Tulcea Attendance: 12,000
	Zubairu 7' Zubairu Tudurean Versijpt Paskum Dănilă	Report Penalties 4 – 5	Dădulescu 22' Părău Becherescu Urâte Urloiu Vecerzan