Official Cup

Claudio D. Borghi
Spectators: 7429 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 55) Sven de Zwaan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Virgiliu Doroftei ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rigoberto Nazario was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 6th minute Virgiliu Doroftei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Nazario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Argentinos Juniors defense, Virgiliu Doroftei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rigoberto Nazario. The Argentinos Juniors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rigoberto Nazario should have stopped the shot. Virgiliu Doroftei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rigoberto Nazario read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Rigoberto Nazario didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Virgiliu Doroftei went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 23 minutes into the match, Virgiliu Doroftei notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Argentinos Juniors's Rigoberto Nazario. Rigoberto Nazario was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 31 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's Virgiliu Doroftei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rigoberto Nazario narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petruț Fințescu got free with Andréas Linquist in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rigoberto Nazario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgiliu Doroftei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baldomero Lucila made in the 35th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Mats Falch. 36 minutes into the match, Eleuterio Milian dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Andréas Linquist, 1-4. 39 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's Virgiliu Doroftei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rigoberto Nazario narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Baldomero Lucila made in the 41st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Denis Mero. 42 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's Virgiliu Doroftei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rigoberto Nazario narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Grêmio FBPA's attentive Luiz Paulo Marquez managed to snatch the ball when Baldomero Lucila made a throw-in in the 47th minute of the game. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Virgiliu Doroftei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rigoberto Nazario having to interfere. Virgiliu Doroftei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rigoberto Nazario read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Argentinos Juniors's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stayko Vakareliyski was slow to take the kick. During this time Grêmio FBPA's players had a chance to rest. 68 minutes into the game, Grêmio FBPA's Virgiliu Doroftei nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rigoberto Nazario made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. In the 74th minute, Denis Mero got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 81 played minutes Argentinos Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Sven de Zwaan. Rigoberto Nazario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgiliu Doroftei in the 82nd minute of play. Rigoberto Nazario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgiliu Doroftei, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Diego Gonzales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute, Ruperto Matei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Virgiliu Doroftei got free with Rigoberto Nazario in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The Grêmio FBPA players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.