Voluntari beat Afumț 1-0 in the Romanian Cup final on Tuesday, August 19. The match finished at the expected time with the visitors holding on for their first major trophy in recent memory.
And here's the thing — the decisive moment came in the forty-ninth minute. Voluntari broke through and found the net, and that single goal was enough to settle the final.
To be fair, the statistics suggest a different story. Afumț had fifty-one percent possession and fired nineteen shots compared to Voluntari's eleven. Yet Voluntari only needed one on target to count.
The hosts registered ten shots on target and nine off, while the visitors managed six on and five off. Afumț won five corners to Voluntari's three, and the attack count was close — ninety-one to eighty-four.
By then, the final was over. Voluntari lift the cup while Afumț had to settle for second place after a match where the better side did not win.