Official Cup

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Faustão Abraão started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basarab Panciu in the 6th minute of play forced Chelsicha's goalkeeper Caetano da Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro Elija scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Panait Frânculescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Caetano da Silveira successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Panait Frânculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Túlio Maciel in the 18th minute of the match. In the 24th minute Túlio Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Frânculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute Túlio Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Frânculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caetano da Silveira made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Faustão Abraão sent off a good shot on target. 41 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's Basarab Panciu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Caetano da Silveira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Túlio Maciel was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Chelsicha's goal looked a bit too open when Zhou came free, but Caetano da Silveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Basarab Panciu got a free kick in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Panait Frânculescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Túlio Maciel. In the 58th minute, Jean Carl Mintoff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandria Team08's Maxim Constantinescu was substituted for Cosmin Apostu. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Alexandria Team08's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. João Paulo de Carvalho was slow to take the kick. During this time Chelsicha's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Chelsicha's Túlio Maciel to fire away a dangerous shot which Panait Frânculescu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Panait Frânculescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Túlio Maciel. Caetano da Silveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhou in the 78th minute of play. Aloísio Schmidt made in the 81st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Alexandria Team08's Radu Barna. Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Túlio Maciel in the 94th minute of play. Alexandria Team08's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Túlio Maciel scored to the left of an out of position Panait Frânculescu, making the score, 0-2. The Chelsicha supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Chelsicha would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.