Official Cup

Maidan Arena
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marco Fabelo made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the game, Andrea Gabor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus PTM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA the free kick. The supporters of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA booed when Juventus PTM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrea Gabor didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Marco Fabelo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mădălin Apostu was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Matxin Losantos in the 6th minute. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Matxin Losantos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mădălin Apostu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Joan Gallego took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mădălin Apostu. Mădălin Apostu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Perico Solo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantin Mihu, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Perico Solo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Pătrașcu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Perico Solo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrea Gabor in the 23rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artur Martínez during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Artur Martínez hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 32nd match minute, Juventus PTM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marek Gabor to maneuver through the defense. After 33 played minutes, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Matxin Losantos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mădălin Apostu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA reached it. Perico Solo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantin Mihu in the 34th minute of the match. Perico Solo made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Andrea Gabor sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dani Gallardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Constantin Mihu was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Juventus PTM getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Lucius Gabor hit a great ball. When F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Marco Fabelo in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventus PTM's goalie prevented a goal. 56 minutes into the match, Ernest Comănescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Perico Solo. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ernest Comănescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 59th match minute, Juventus PTM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Gabor to maneuver through the defense. Mădălin Apostu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Estruch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matxin Losantos in the 70th minute of play forced Juventus PTM's goalkeeper Mădălin Apostu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Matxin Losantos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Marco Fabelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's zone, Andrea Gabor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Perico Solo came out of the goal and Andrea Gabor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Perico Solo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantin Mihu in the 81st minute of the match. Mădălin Apostu made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Joan Gallego sent off a good shot on target. 84 minutes into the match, Juventus PTM's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Fabelo came free, but Mădălin Apostu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Comănescu in the 88th minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Perico Solo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mădălin Apostu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Fabelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Joan Gallego hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Perico Solo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Pătrașcu in the 93rd minute of play. In the 93rd minute Damian Pătrașcu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perico Solo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.