Official Cup

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mario Gleason took the kick off in the first half of the match. Horia Crăciunescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Gleason, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 10 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Kirby Siegel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Horia Crăciunescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Antonia Webb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Horia Crăciunescu made a huge save. 18 minutes into the match, Kirby Siegel dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Horia Crăciunescu, 2-0. 22 minutes into the match, Mario Gleason dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Horia Crăciunescu, 3-0. 25 minutes into the game, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Mario Gleason nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Horia Crăciunescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Mario Gleason received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Horia Crăciunescu came out and tried to block the shot, but Mario Gleason slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 29th minute. In the 34th minute, Mario Gleason reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Horia Crăciunescu. The goal made the score 6-0. Antonia Webb kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Iurie Toader charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iurie Toader the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sport Lisboa e Benfica booed when FC Inter Sibiu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iurie Toader didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute Rueben Rosas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horia Crăciunescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

The wind increased when Iurie Toader made the kick off in the second half. Horia Crăciunescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Gleason, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. FC Inter Sibiu's Dragoş Cîrțu couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 54th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Horia Crăciunescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kirby Siegel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonia Webb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dragoş Cîrțu hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bradley Brasseur during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Bradley Brasseur got a free kick in the 69th minute. The referee gave Sport Lisboa e Benfica a penalty, 74 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mario Gleason, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Inter Sibiu's Horia Crăciunescu. 8-0. FC Inter Sibiu's Horia Crăciunescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kirby Siegel in the 77th minute of play. Horia Crăciunescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clark Gagnon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horia Crăciunescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kirby Siegel, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute, Mario Gleason left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. FC Inter Sibiu's Horia Crăciunescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rueben Rosas in the 96th minute of play. Marcu Mitu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Brent Daigle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica had played much better football throughout.