Official Cup

Andrés Chapu Nocioni
Spectators: 142 (Terracing: 107, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emil Jurăscu started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Emil Jurăscu put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Adriano Picciano. 8 minutes into the match, Jacoca's Emil Jurăscu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adriano Picciano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Ceci Basket Ball Club getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Melchor Eder hit a great ball. Dé Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Lano in the 12th minute of play. Wojciech Nienajadlo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adriano Picciano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Renatinho Vides sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 37th minute of the match Ceci Basket Ball Club got a corner. Jacoca's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Melchor Eder ran over to the corner to take the kick. 39 minutes into the match, Ceci Basket Ball Club's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Jurăscu came free, but Adriano Picciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Ceci Basket Ball Club's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Jurăscu came free, but Adriano Picciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 53rd minute, but Adriano Picciano got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Ceci Basket Ball Club hanging dry this time. After 59 minutes of play, Ceci Basket Ball Club's Arsenio Locaio made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dé Leão was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 62ndth minute of the game Emil Jurăscu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ceci Basket Ball Club's Adriano Picciano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wojciech Nienajadlo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Adriano Picciano came out and tried to block the shot, but Wojciech Nienajadlo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute, Arsenio Locaio made a precise shot to the right of Dé Leão. Jacoca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The audience was convinced that Emil Jurăscu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adriano Picciano was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Renatinho Vides came free with the goalkeeper in the 73rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Adriano Picciano could save by the left post. Fabio Lano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dé Leão having to interfere. In the 78th match minute, Ceci Basket Ball Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergio Mano to maneuver through the defense. Renatinho Vides hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Renatinho Vides's late challenge caught a Ceci Basket Ball Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Renatinho Vides helped the player get up and apologised. Renatinho Vides hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Dé Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Locaio in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute Bo Lindberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano Picciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dé Leão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arsenio Locaio went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Dé Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Lano in the 91st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emil Jurăscu got free with Adriano Picciano in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 95 minutes into the match, Jacoca's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Locaio came free, but Dé Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ceci Basket Ball Club's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.