Official Cup

Soldiers Field
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gianluca Scamacca took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute Anton Hurezan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amos Giusto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Ares FC -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Carter Marsili came free, but Jo Ares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jo Ares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gianluca Scamacca went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Ares FC -MM- getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Anton Hurezan hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Sporting Club Sicilia's Rino Gattuso got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Jo Ares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gianluca Scamacca, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ares FC -MM-'s zone, Carter Marsili stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jo Ares came out of the goal and Carter Marsili tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jo Ares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gianluca Scamacca in the 38th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ares FC -MM-'s Martin Firoiu got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 47th minute, Ares FC -MM-'s Anton Hurezan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Amos Giusto. Amos Giusto yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anton Hurezan made a kick off. Ares FC -MM-'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 53rd minute, when Giovanni Morris scored to the left of an out of position Jo Ares, making the score, 1-2. Jo Ares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gianluca Scamacca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giovanni Morris got free with Jo Ares in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amos Giusto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Firoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 62 minutes into the game, Giovanni Morris cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Jo Ares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Victor Răchită scored 2-3 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amos Giusto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alex Iorga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Firoiu in the 85th minute of play forced Sporting Club Sicilia's goalkeeper Amos Giusto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 86 played minutes Sporting Club Sicilia got a freekick which was hit by Beppe De Tommasi. Beppe De Tommasi hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sporting Club Sicilia getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Leonardo Spinazzola hit a great ball. After having played for 92 minutes, Dorin Iovulescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ares FC -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Dorin Iovulescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gianluca Scamacca in the 99th minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Jo Ares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ares FC -MM-'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.