Official Cup

PunisherS Arena
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abdika Philip started the match with the kick off. If Codrin Ignat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdika Philip sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lucian Crețulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdika Philip, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When Costin Ignătoiu fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC PunisherS™'s protests and gave Costin Ignătoiu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 15th minute, Abdika Philip made a precise shot to the right of Lucian Crețulescu. AFC PunisherS™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Salud y República's Fructuoso Echavarri quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Costin Ignătoiu, made in the 19th minute of the game. After 20 minutes of play, Salud y República's Abdika Philip made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucian Crețulescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lucian Crețulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdika Philip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes in the game Luca Conta did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Augustin Jivulescu. When Adam Galușcă came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the AFC PunisherS™ 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 Adam Galușcă couldn't finish the play. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Juan Carlos Suciu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lucian Crețulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdika Philip in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute Ximen Feria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucian Crețulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, AFC PunisherS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sever Braru to maneuver through the defense. When Cai Ocaña came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Salud y República 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 Cai Ocaña couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdika Philip in the 46th minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Lucian Crețulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Codrin Ignat made a kick off. Juan Carlos Suciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduard Ţopescu in the 51st minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Lucian Crețulescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdika Philip. If Cai Ocaña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Iván Vila put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Lucian Crețulescu. In the 71st minute, Iván Vila left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Salud y República fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in AFC PunisherS™'s zone, Iván Vila stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucian Crețulescu came out of the goal and Iván Vila tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Salud y República's Nisio Riba quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Andrei Moculescu, made in the 79th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Cai Ocaña managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salud y República's supporters rose to their feet, but Cai Ocaña was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucian Crețulescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th minute, Iosu Pantoja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iván Vila in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucian Crețulescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 94 minutes into the match, AFC PunisherS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Iván Vila came free, but Lucian Crețulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, Iván Vila made a precise shot to the right of Lucian Crețulescu. AFC PunisherS™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Salud y República's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.