Official Cup

Sobrecastell
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristian Balaban took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Remus Răduțu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cidro Galnares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victorio Cano charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victorio Cano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th minute, Victorio Cano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cidro Galnares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Balaban, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Sobrecastell UD's Rodrigo Abancens slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cristian Mirciu. That made the score 2-0 after 20 minutes of play. Lalo Uria's late challenge caught a Navigatii Bacău's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lalo Uria helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Sobrecastell UD's Lalo Uria got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute of the match Ivan Tutunaru shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cidro Galnares showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eric Şneapotă during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 27 played minutes Navigatii Bacău got a freekick which was hit by Eric Şneapotă. Eric Şneapotă was shown his second yellow card after 29 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Navigatii Bacău getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Eric Şneapotă hit a great ball. After having played for 30 minutes, Rodrigo Abancens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sobrecastell UD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodrigo Abancens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 33rd minute Cristian Balaban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cidro Galnares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 played minutes Sobrecastell UD got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Cano. After some careless play in the Sobrecastell UD defense, Cristian Balaban kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cidro Galnares. The Sobrecastell UD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cidro Galnares should have stopped the shot. 40 minutes into the match, Navigatii Bacău's goalkeeper Cristian Mirciu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aldo Gene. In the 41st minute of the match Sobrecastell UD got a corner. Navigatii Bacău's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joseba Sacristán ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Joseba Sacristán almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Navigatii Bacău's Cristian Mirciu did a great save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodrigo Abancens to make the kick off. Victorio Cano hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. When Cristian Balaban came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Navigatii Bacău fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cristian Balaban couldn't finish the play. In the 55th minute, Aldo Gene hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Abancens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Mirciu having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Sobrecastell UD's Aldo Gene sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristian Mirciu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joseba Sacristán was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 62 minutes into the match. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sobrecastell UD! After 69 played minutes Navigatii Bacău got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Tutunaru. When Aldo Gene came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Sobrecastell UD fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aldo Gene couldn't finish the play. Remus Răduțu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the match, Sobrecastell UD's goal looked a bit too open when Remus Răduțu came free, but Cidro Galnares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aldo Genes shot in the 82nd of the game seemed impossible, but Cristian Mirciu made a great throw and managed to grab the ball before it went below the crossbar. Cidro Galnares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remus Răduțu in the 84th minute of play. Lalo Uria kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sobrecastell UD had won after a very even match.