Official Cup

MORRISON PARK
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Higinio Jerano made the kick off which started today's match. Matei Udrescus short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Lucio Geofredo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Isac Melentie got a free kick in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Lucio Geofredo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dan Eftimiu. Lucio Geofredo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dan Eftimiu in the 13th minute. Lucio Geofredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sorin Stoica in the 15th minute of play. Eleuterio Fiz kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After some careless play in the THE CRYSTAL SHIP defense, Cipriano Aznaro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Avram Nițoi. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Avram Nițoi should have stopped the shot. In the 23rd minute of the match, Matei Udrescu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lucio Geofredo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Lucio Geofredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matei Udrescu in the 24th minute of play. After 26 minutes of play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Robert Patriciu made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Geofredo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 29 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Patriciu came free, but Lucio Geofredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucio Geofredo made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Dan Eftimiu sent off a good shot on target. Dan Eftimiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Geofredo having to interfere. Florida Gulf Coast's Lucio Geofredo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Florida Gulf Coast from getting a goal against them. Florida Gulf Coast's Lucio Geofredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sorin Stoica in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Eleuterio Fiz came free, but Avram Nițoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute, Matei Udrescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucio Geofredo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Matei Udrescu made the kick off in the second half. Lucio Geofredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matei Udrescu in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sorin Stoica in the 55th minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Lucio Geofredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucio Geofredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matei Udrescu in the 56th minute of play. Lucio Geofredo came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Sorin Stoica. But to his dismay, Sorin Stoica quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Lucio Geofredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Eftimiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Lucio Geofredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sorin Stoica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Isac Melentie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andreas Pirlo charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andreas Pirlo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st minute, Dan Eftimiu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lucio Geofredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Eftimiu in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eleuterio Fiz to maneuver through the defense. Florida Gulf Coast's Lucio Geofredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matei Udrescu in the 78th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Sorin Stoica managed to get in a good position for a shot. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's supporters rose to their feet, but Sorin Stoica was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucio Geofredo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, Sorin Stoica got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 90th minute, Dan Eftimiu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucio Geofredo was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Dan Eftimiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.