Official Cup

Anfield
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Tudor Ene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Rodrigues in the 3rd minute of the match. Tudor Ene stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eduardo Rodrigues's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Jianu came free, but Astor Natanael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7thth minute of the game Eduardo Rodrigues who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Liverpool's Tudor Ene was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 7 minutes, Eduardo Rodrigues made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Liverpool's Tudor Ene tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eduardo Rodrigues in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tudor Ene saved Liverpool from getting behind. Sebastian Jianu kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Rolando Hustaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tudor Ene made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolando Hustaz in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Liverpool's Mugur Baldazar got a free kick in the 20th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Eduardo Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot. CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Eduardo Rodrigues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tudor Ene breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Eduardo Rodrigues's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tudor Ene was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. If Rolando Hustaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rolando Hustaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eduardo Rodrigues in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tudor Ene saved Liverpool from getting behind. In the 32nd match minute, CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natalio Goito to maneuver through the defense. When Eduardo Rodrigues came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ 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 Eduardo Rodrigues couldn't finish the play. Iulian Mihaiu charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iulian Mihaiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ booed when Liverpool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iulian Mihaiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Rodrigues in the 39th minute of play forced Liverpool's goalkeeper Tudor Ene to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Celino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Tudor Ene tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tudor Ene stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eduardo Rodrigues's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eduardo Rodrigues in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tudor Ene saved Liverpool from getting behind. When CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's Eduardo Rodrigues in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Liverpool's goalie prevented a goal. Mugur Baldazar kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Eduardo Rodrigues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sebastian Jianu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's Eduardo Rodrigues in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Liverpool's goalie prevented a goal. In the 54thth minute of the game Eduardo Rodrigues who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Liverpool's Tudor Ene was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tudor Ene had great luck who in the 59thth minute grab hold of the ball when Eduardo Rodrigues from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Eduardo Rodrigues sped through Liverpool's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tudor Ene. Tudor Ene stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eduardo Rodrigues's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Eduardo Rodrigues who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Tudor Ene when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Rolando Hustaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eduardo Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tudor Ene stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eduardo Rodrigues's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Tudor Ene came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's Eduardo Rodrigues. But to his dismay, Eduardo Rodrigues quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Tudor Ene showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolando Hustaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Luciano Celino dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tudor Ene, 0-5. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eduardo Rodrigues in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tudor Ene saved Liverpool from getting behind. In the 84th minute, Eduardo Rodrigues made a precise shot to the right of Tudor Ene. Liverpool's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's Gabriel Batistuta was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 93rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Mugur Baldazar kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's Isak Malm got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ played a much better game than Liverpool and deserved their victory. The Liverpool players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.