Official Cup

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) With a little luck, Academia Rio's Gigel Tilea got control of the ball when Panait Sichitiu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Santa Maradona booed when Academia Rio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radu Păvăloae didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gigel Tilea made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Miguel Transito sent off a good shot on target. Panait Sichitiu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gigel Tilea firmly grabbed it by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Radu Păvăloae during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 14th minute, Mihai Oniga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Martxot in the 15th minute of play forced Academia Rio's goalkeeper Gigel Tilea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Sergiu Coșeriu came free, but Jonathan Errapel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Transito in the 22nd minute of play forced Academia Rio's goalkeeper Gigel Tilea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by Radu Păvăloae. Academia Rio's Gigel Tilea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Transito in the 30th minute of play. Academia Rio's Gigel Tilea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Transito in the 30th minute of play. Gigel Tilea made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Panait Sichitiu sent off a good shot on target. Mihai Oniga kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Santa Maradona's Haroldo Martxot couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 41st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Academia Rio. Panait Sichitiu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd 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 the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cornel Poplăcan to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Miguel Transito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Maradona fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jonathan Errapel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cornel Poplăcan in the 58th minute of play. Jonathan Errapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radu Păvăloae in the 61st minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Miguel Transito 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 72nd minute, Miguel Transito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gigel Tilea was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After 74 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by Radu Păvăloae. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Academia Rio's goalkeeper Gigel Tilea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 88th minute Santa Maradona were awarded a corner. Haroldo Martxot went to the cornerflag to take it. Santa Maradona's Santo Olentzaro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gigel Tilea in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 90th match minute, Academia Rio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Codrin Ionete to maneuver through the defense. Gigel Tilea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Transito in the 95th minute of play.