Official Cup

Estadio Diamante
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ove Smedfeldt kicked off to start the match. Viorel Creangăs short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Isidoro Valentine to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 5 minutes DZ Blue's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Maximo Argina who took care of the corner kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aurel Trifan got free with Isidoro Valentine in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ZAFIRO FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Maximo Argina in the 8th minute. Jörn Pettersson hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Isidoro Valentine made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Viorel Creangă sent off a good shot on target. When ZAFIRO FC's Viorel Creangă in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DZ Blue's goalie prevented a goal. In the 23rd minute Ove Smedfeldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Armando Egoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. DZ Blue's Börje Fristedt managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ernest Ponta in the 29 minute of the game. Isidoro Valentine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viorel Creangă, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The supporters of ZAFIRO FC booed when DZ Blue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ove Smedfeldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Viorel Creangă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ZAFIRO FC's Viorel Creangă was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 44th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viorel Creangă to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, ZAFIRO FC's Viorel Creangă sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Isidoro Valentine narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Isidoro Valentine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viorel Creangă, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Isidoro Valentine stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Armando Egoi's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. When ZAFIRO FC's Viorel Creangă in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DZ Blue's goalie prevented a goal. In the 63rd minute Aurel Trifan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Valentine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Viorel Creangă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Isidoro Valentine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When ZAFIRO FC's Viorel Creangă in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DZ Blue's goalie prevented a goal. If Aurel Trifan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When ZAFIRO FC's Viorel Creangă in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DZ Blue's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Viorel Creangă in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isidoro Valentine prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Viorel Creangă sped through DZ Blue's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Isidoro Valentine. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viorel Creangă in the 76th minute of play forced DZ Blue's goalkeeper Isidoro Valentine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Egoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, DZ Blue's Jakob Sjöö got a free kick in the 79th minute. Isidoro Valentine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viorel Creangă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 86 minutes of play, ZAFIRO FC's Viorel Creangă made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isidoro Valentine was left in no man's land by his defense there! DZ Blue's Isidoro Valentine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viorel Creangă in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to DZ Blue getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Claes Rudqvist hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Viorel Creangă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ZAFIRO FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.