La Bombonera
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Adrián Espadas made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Gabriel Diaz got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Norberto Liberato hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Gustavo Tartalo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Diego Maradona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitaliy Vischak having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrián Espadas in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Óscar Cordoba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amador Venceslao in the 20th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Adrián Espadas came free, but Óscar Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 26 minutes, Adrián Espadas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Soroca F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrián Espadas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Óscar Cordoba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrián Espadas, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Adrián Espadas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Óscar Cordoba. Sporting de Gijón's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adrián Espadas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Vitaliy Vischak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saturnino Curcio, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute, Adrián Espadas made a precise shot to the right of Óscar Cordoba. Sporting de Gijón's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Zézinho Neiva charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zézinho Neiva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Matias Bilintx was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrián Espadas in the 52nd minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Óscar Cordoba was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Adrián Espadas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adrián Espadas really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Soroca F.C. made a substitution. Răzvan Necula replaced Adrián Espadas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Răzvan Necula in the 60th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Óscar Cordoba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Răzvan Necula, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After having played for 65 minutes, Răzvan Necula managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Soroca F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Răzvan Necula was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vitaliy Vischak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rune Fanström in the 70th minute of play. Răzvan Necula might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Óscar Cordoba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Răzvan Necula ran back to his position shaking his head. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Răzvan Necula in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Răzvan Necula came free, but Óscar Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Matias Bilintx left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting de Gijón fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Răzvan Necula in the 85th minute of play. Óscar Cordoba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Răzvan Necula, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Amador Venceslao made a great header on Soroca F.C.'s corner, it was just that Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba managed to reach the ball for a save. Godofredo Quilino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Óscar Cordoba made a huge save. Soroca F.C.'s Vitaliy Vischak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Bilintx in the 94th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Soroca F.C. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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