Official Cup

La Caja
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ovidiu Lucaci kicked off to start the match. Pavel Hristea blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Son Downs having to make a save. A collision led to Saturno getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Eleuterio Ekhi hit a great ball. If Claudiu Popescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eleuterio Ekhi's late challenge caught a Stoicii's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eleuterio Ekhi helped the player get up and apologised. Son Downs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Hristea, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Claudiu Popescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Son Downs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Saturno fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Saturno's Lucas Elazar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Anier Herensuge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stoicii's Mihăiţă Mirciulescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Stoicii from getting a goal against them. In the 31st minute of the match Saturno got a corner. Stoicii's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sebastian Ixona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Son Downs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vintilă Roșeanu in the 33rd minute of the match. Son Downs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicola Rareș, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Stoicii's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Ixona came free, but Mihăiţă Mirciulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Eduard Petruț fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stoicii's protests and gave Eduard Petruț a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Stoicii's Eduard Petruț got a free kick in the 44th minute. Lucas Elazar succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucas Elazar made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Hristea in the 53rd minute of play forced Saturno's goalkeeper Son Downs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saturno were furious when Tomas De Michele was red carded, 55 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 57th minute there was a penalty for Stoicii. Aurelian Podgoreanu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Son Downs. 2-1. Ovidiu Lucaci's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Son Downs skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ovidiu Lucaci's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Son Downs skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 67 minutes into the match, Saturno's goal looked a bit too open when Vintilă Roșeanu came free, but Son Downs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucas Elazar 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. In the 84th minute, Claudiu Popescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stoicii fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. When Anier Herensuge fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saturno's protests and gave Anier Herensuge a yellow card for diving instead. After 89 played minutes Saturno got a freekick which was hit by Anier Herensuge. The Saturno fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Stoicii were clearly better and deserved to take the win.