Official Cup

Dacia Ripensis Arena
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adrian Neubauer kicked off to start the match. Velez Sarsfield's Ando Averin got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Neubauer got free with Erwin Huygens in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th match minute, Velez Sarsfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Ávila to maneuver through the defense. Erwin Huygens made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Trendafil Dzhendov sent off a good shot on target. Erwin Huygens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agapito Diaz in the 16th minute of the match. Erwin Huygens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Neubauer in the 18th minute of the match. After 19 minutes of play, Velez Sarsfield's Augusto Cordario made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aimé Holtmann was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 23 minutes of play, Velez Sarsfield's Augusto Cordario made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aimé Holtmann was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 29th minute Trendafil Dzhendov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erwin Huygens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st match minute, FC Temeswar Banat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Neubauer to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Velez Sarsfield were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Augusto Cordario made the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Velez Sarsfield's Augusto Cordario slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aimé Holtmann. That made the score 0-3 after 56 minutes of play. Velez Sarsfield's Erwin Huygens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trendafil Dzhendov in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute Adrian Neubauer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erwin Huygens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Velez Sarsfield's Erwin Huygens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agapito Diaz in the 66th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Velez Sarsfield's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Neubauer came free, but Erwin Huygens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, FC Temeswar Banat's goalkeeper Aimé Holtmann had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augusto Cordario. Velez Sarsfield made a substitution. Leandro Berti replaced Ignacio Berenguer. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agapito Diaz in the 74th minute of play forced Velez Sarsfield's goalkeeper Erwin Huygens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Temeswar Banat's zone, Augusto Cordario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aimé Holtmann came out of the goal and Augusto Cordario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Velez Sarsfield made a substitution. Yiyo Bernal replaced Marcos Pacifico. Zhou Yan Qi made in the 80th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Artemio Lucian. In the 82nd minute, Augusto Cordario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute, Agapito Diaz made a precise shot to the right of Erwin Huygens. Velez Sarsfield's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. FC Temeswar Banat's Aimé Holtmann proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save FC Temeswar Banat from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Augusto Cordario got free with Aimé Holtmann in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the game, Augusto Cordario recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Aimé Holtmann. Augusto Cordario showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Velez Sarsfield had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.