Official Cup

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dinu Bocu made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Grêmio's goal looked a bit too open when Iurie Ilie came free, but Roger Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Dinu Bocu managed to get in a good position for a shot. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's supporters rose to their feet, but Dinu Bocu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roger Seco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dinu Bocu in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roger Seco saved Grêmio from getting behind. Dinu Bocu scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roger Seco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinu Bocu in the 13th minute of play forced Grêmio's goalkeeper Roger Seco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes of play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Dinu Bocu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roger Seco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roger Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dinu Bocu in the 21st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Dinu Bocu managed to get in a good position for a shot. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's supporters rose to their feet, but Dinu Bocu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roger Seco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 27 minutes into the game, Dinu Bocu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Roger Seco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 29 minutes of play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Dinu Bocu made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roger Seco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Osvaldo Santana charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Osvaldo Santana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dinu Bocu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roger Seco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Bocu in the 35th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Dinu Bocu put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Roger Seco. If Dinu Bocu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Dinu Bocu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinu Bocu in the 41st minute of play forced Grêmio's goalkeeper Roger Seco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dinu Bocu came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dinu Bocu couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Osvaldo Santana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Borys Dudek's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roger Seco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Roger Seco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinu Bocu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The attack was good, but when Dinu Bocu in the 56th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 58th minute, Dinu Bocu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Roger Seco. The goal made the score 0-8. Dinu Bocu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roger Seco having to make a save. Roger Seco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dinu Bocu's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Dinu Bocu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Roger Seco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Jaspar De Weijgaert was substituted for Dinu Bocu. Luisão Simões hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Jaspar De Weijgaert 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 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grêmio's goalkeeper Roger Seco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Roger Seco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaspar De Weijgaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roger Seco didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Jaspar De Weijgaert shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-11 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 82nd minute, Borys Dudek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-12. Roger Seco made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Iurie Ilie sent off a good shot on target. In the 87th minute, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Jaspar De Weijgaert ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roger Seco. Roger Seco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-13. Borys Dudek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Roger Seco made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Jaspar De Weijgaert put it in 0-14 from a short distance just to the right of Roger Seco. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.