Official Cup

Palestra Itália
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Octav Zglimbea started the match with the kick off. Edgar Șora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antônio Fonseca in the 4th minute of play. Delfim Vergílio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, FC Alinborger's Dacian Ifrim seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Dacian Ifrim the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Alinborger protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Dacian Ifrim had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of FC Alinborger:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of S. E. Palestra:s goal. The goalkeeper, Edgar Șora, was totally fooled by S. E. Palestra's Rui Trancoso, who 18 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Hugo Cerezo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dragoş Maruță in the 21st minute of the match. Hugo Cerezo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dragoş Maruță in the 28th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, S. E. Palestra's Edgar Șora threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Delfim Vergílio, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rui Trancoso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Edgar Șora came out and tried to block the shot, but Rui Trancoso slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 33rd minute. Jonas Cardoso lost his temper 38 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of FC Alinborger booed when S. E. Palestra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octav Zglimbea in the 40th minute of play forced S. E. Palestra's goalkeeper Hugo Cerezo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgar Șora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Trancoso in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragoş Maruță in the 46th minute of play forced S. E. Palestra's goalkeeper Hugo Cerezo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rui Trancoso to strike the kick off in the second half. Hugo Cerezo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dragoş Maruță in the 51st minute. Hugo Cerezo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octav Zglimbea in the 54th minute of play. Edgar Șora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When Josué da Silveira came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the S. E. Palestra 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 Josué da Silveira couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, S. E. Palestra's Hugo Cerezo got control of the ball when Dragoş Maruță tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Antônio Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S. E. Palestra's protests and gave Antônio Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th minute, Antônio Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, S. E. Palestra's Antônio Fonseca got a free kick in the 72nd minute. If Josué da Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Robescu hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. FC Alinborger's Edgar Șora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Trancoso in the 84th minute of play. Hugo Cerezo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petru Vătăşel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgar Șora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. S. E. Palestra's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.