CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luis Romero got the match started through his kick off. Estrellas de Caballito's Jaime Venceslao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peppe Mascara in the 6th minute of play. In the 6th match minute, Estrellas de Caballito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Romero to maneuver through the defense. Gavril Bucur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Jaime Venceslao made a huge save. In the 11th minute of the match, Peppe Mascara tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jaime Venceslao saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filip Tăcutu during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 12 played minutes C Ａ R D I N Ａ L got a freekick which was hit by Filip Tăcutu. Cleto Mano was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 14 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Estrellas de Caballito's Cleto Mano got a free kick in the 15th minute. Emil Boltașu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jaime Venceslao. Estrellas de Caballito's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 19th minute Peppe Mascara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Venceslao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L defense, Matias Montrelle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan-Joost Werner. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan-Joost Werner should have stopped the shot. 25 minutes into the game, Peppe Mascara lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Jaime Venceslao. Estrellas de Caballito's Jaime Venceslao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peppe Mascara in the 28th minute of play. When Peppe Mascara fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's protests and gave Peppe Mascara a yellow card for diving instead. Peppe Mascara hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute of the match, Gabríel Cristofor got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jaime Venceslao was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Gabríel Cristofor slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jaime Venceslao. That made the score 2-1 after 43 minutes of play. Gabríel Cristofor took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jaime Venceslao. Jaime Venceslao dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gavril Bucur stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Peppe Mascara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaime Venceslao was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. After a rather tough play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Lars Malmgren got a free kick in the 58th minute. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L made a substitution. Károly Bodrogi replaced Remus Pinaichev. In the 59th minute, Lars Malmgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Radu Rada in the 60th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Estrellas de Caballito's Eugenio Delfino. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Jan-Joost Werner successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 63 minutes into the match, Gabríel Cristofor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaime Venceslao. Estrellas de Caballito's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabríel Cristofor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. In the 74th minute, Gavril Bucur left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L made a substitution. Marin Covrig replaced Gavril Bucur. In the 80th minute Gabríel Cristofor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Venceslao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Emil Boltașu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Jan-Joost Werner got control of the ball when Anselmo Pitin tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Ciriaco Afonso fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Estrellas de Caballito's protests and gave Ciriaco Afonso a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L booed when Estrellas de Caballito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciriaco Afonso didn't get a good kick on the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Gabríel Cristofor notched a goal, 7-1, to the right of Estrellas de Caballito's Jaime Venceslao. Jaime Venceslao was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jaime Venceslao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabríel Cristofor, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute Marin Covrig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Venceslao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaime Venceslao came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Marin Covrig. But to his dismay, Marin Covrig quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-1. Alberto Refugio kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. There was no doubt that C Ａ R D I N Ａ L were the better team. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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