Official Cup

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adam Brădean got the match started through his kick off. Dorin Acatincăi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Connor Presley in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute Connor Presley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorin Acatincăi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolae Vlaicu lost his temper 10 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Nicolae Vlaicu hit a great ball. Atlético Patoruzu's Merle Tomlinson got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Dorin Acatincăi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Connor Presley in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Ismael Esparza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dorin Acatincăi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Dorin Acatincăi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geoff Ackerman in the 20th minute. Dorin Acatincăi made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Ismael Esparza sent off a good shot on target. Dorin Acatincăi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Connor Presley in the 25th minute of the match. If Tudor Spineanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vali Râznicu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldo Hills having to interfere. Tudor Spineanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Atlético Patoruzu's Dorin Acatincăi threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Connor Presley, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 43rd minute, Vali Râznicu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Connor Presley was the one to do the kick off. Tudor Spineanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldo Hills having to interfere. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Dorin Acatincăi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geoff Ackerman in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goal looked a bit too open when Geoff Ackerman came free, but Dorin Acatincăi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geoff Ackerman in the 58th minute of play forced MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goalkeeper Dorin Acatincăi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geoff Ackerman scored 2-0 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dorin Acatincăi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 69 played minutes Atlético Patoruzu got a freekick which was hit by Connor Presley. Atlético Patoruzu's Tyrell Cochran got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dorin Acatincăi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Connor Presley's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. A collision led to MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Claudiu Surugiu hit a great ball. Claudiu Surugiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Waldo Hills tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dorin Acatincăi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Connor Presley, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. If Tyrell Cochran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Atlético Patoruzu getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ruben Crandall hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Connor Presley ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dorin Acatincăi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 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. Atlético Patoruzu fully deserved thier win.