Official Cup

Arena Botafogo
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eric Udup made the kick off which started today's match. Nicodim Rădvan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arí Lima in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute Eric Udup shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, FC Politehnica Timisoara's goal looked a bit too open when Arí Lima came free, but Nicodim Rădvan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Politehnica Timisoara's zone, Yuri Toledo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicodim Rădvan came out of the goal and Yuri Toledo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yuri Toledo in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicodim Rădvan saved FC Politehnica Timisoara from getting behind. After 19 minutes, Mădălin Băcila mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Politehnica Timisoara and the The Glorious FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 19th match minute, FC Politehnica Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mădălin Băcila to maneuver through the defense. After 22 minutes, Yuri Toledo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Glorious FC and the FC Politehnica Timisoara players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yuri Toledo kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 28th minute Yuri Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicodim Rădvan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Glorious FC's Enrique Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Udup in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arí Lima in the 31st minute of play forced FC Politehnica Timisoara's goalkeeper Nicodim Rădvan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Arí Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicodim Rădvan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serginho Vasconcelos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Nicodim Rădvan made a huge save. With a little luck, FC Politehnica Timisoara's Nicodim Rădvan got control of the ball when Serginho Vasconcelos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicodim Rădvan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lauro Duarte in the 42nd minute of the match. After 43 minutes, Robert Anisie mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Politehnica Timisoara and the The Glorious FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd minute, one of FC Politehnica Timisoara:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Politehnica Timisoara. Nicodim Rădvan went to the wrong direction when Arí Lima was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. The The Glorious FC fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when The Glorious FC's Yuri Toledo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yuri Toledo made a kick off. In the 58th minute, Serginho Vasconcelos made a precise shot to the right of Nicodim Rădvan. FC Politehnica Timisoara's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Nicodim Rădvan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serginho Vasconcelos, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 64th minute Serginho Vasconcelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicodim Rădvan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Iosif Poplăcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th match minute, The Glorious FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fernando de Lara to maneuver through the defense. Nicodim Rădvan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arí Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Enrique Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Udup in the 75th minute of play. Nicodim Rădvan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lauro Duarte in the 83rd minute of the match. Enrique Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mădălin Băcila, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 95th match minute, The Glorious FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel Corrêa to maneuver through the defense. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. The Glorious FC fully deserved thier win.