Official Cup

Central Park
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomás Checa made the kick off which started today's match. Marciano Blanco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Virgil Panciu in the 3rd minute. After 4 minutes, Virgil Panciu made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Deportivo Pucho's Marciano Blanco tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Virgil Panciu in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marciano Blanco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Virgil Panciu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marciano Blanco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Olimpiu Oardă kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marciano Blanco. That made the score 2-0 in the 16 minute of play. When Olimpiu Oardă came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Sporting Royal 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 Olimpiu Oardă couldn't finish the play. Marciano Blanco stood somewhat misplaced when Virgil Panciu came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 26 minute. Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Olimpiu Oardă 31 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 4-0. With a little luck, Deportivo Pucho's Marciano Blanco got control of the ball when Virgil Panciu tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 36 minutes Deportivo Pucho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alessandro Bonelli who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Sporting Royal getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Alessandro Bonelli hit a great ball. Marciano Blanco made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Virgil Panciu sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Deportivo Pucho's Marciano Blanco got control of the ball when Octavian Gherasescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marciano Blanco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Virgil Panciu went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

Olimpiu Oardă recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Olimpiu Oardă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute Olimpiu Oardă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Blanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marciano Blanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olimpiu Oardă in the 58th minute of play. Sporting Royal's Lucrețiu Roșeanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Royal from getting a goal against them. Anier Pirmin struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Lucrețiu Roșeanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deportivo Pucho. Sporting Royal made a substitution. Ionică Predescu replaced Nae Moisil. Sporting Royal made a substitution. Corneliu Voican replaced Olimpiu Oardă. Virgil Panciu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marciano Blanco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. When Sporting Royal's Virgil Panciu in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Pucho's goalie prevented a goal. After 74 minutes of play, Sporting Royal's Virgil Panciu made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marciano Blanco was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 77th minute, Virgil Panciu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marciano Blanco was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. After 81st play minutes Virgil Panciu shot 8-0, a short shot which went by Marciano Blanco and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 85th minute, Virgil Panciu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marciano Blanco was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-0. When Sporting Royal's Virgil Panciu in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Pucho's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Virgil Panciu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marciano Blanco was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Raul Brion fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucrețiu Roșeanu having to interfere. Deportivo Pucho's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.