Official Cup

LA BOMBONERA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) the xeneise dream team's Julian Berriotxoa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, the xeneise dream team's Julian Berriotxoa got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 9th minute, Aurelian Savin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cayetano Perutxo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 13 minutes into the game, one of LIVIUS UNITED MLS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Nistor Pârvuță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Gervaso in the 18th minute of play. With his leg Nistor Pârvuță managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when the xeneise dream team's Evaristo Belmiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 22 minutes into the game, Horea Prezan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave the xeneise dream team the free kick. In the 22nd minute, Horea Prezan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horea Prezan hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. If Daniel Amarandei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Horea Prezan hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. If Daniel Amarandei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute there was a penalty for the xeneise dream team. Evaristo Belmiro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nistor Pârvuță. 1-1. 47 minutes into the match, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goalkeeper Nistor Pârvuță had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paolo Rik. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Nistor Pârvuță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Belmiro in the 52nd minute of the match. Julian Berriotxoa scored 2-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nistor Pârvuță, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cayetano Perutxo came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Daniel Amarandei. But to his dismay, Daniel Amarandei quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Iustin Gorcea in the 64thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cayetano Perutxo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 66th match minute, the xeneise dream team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Berriotxoa to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the match, Julian Berriotxoa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nistor Pârvuță. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julian Berriotxoa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Nichifor Mumuleanu got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to the xeneise dream team getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Esteve Ignado hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, the xeneise dream team's Esteve Ignado got a free kick in the 76th minute. 81 minutes into the game, the xeneise dream team's Evaristo Belmiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nistor Pârvuță made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Nistor Pârvuță didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Evaristo Belmiro went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Daniel Amarandei got a free kick in the 87th minute. When Jonathan Cidro fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored the xeneise dream team's protests and gave Jonathan Cidro a yellow card for diving instead. Jonathan Cidro hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Nistor Pârvuță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Belmiro in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Iustin Gorcea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the LIVIUS UNITED MLS players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for the xeneise dream team.