Official Cup

PunisherS Arena
Spectators: 742 (Terracing: 557, Seating: 171, VIP seats: 14) Tiago Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Costin Ignătoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Igor Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Costin Ignătoiu having to interfere. Tiago Ortiz got in the 16th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Costin Ignătoiu handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Guaberto Gamus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Frunză, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Costin Ignătoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Ortiz in the 19th minute of play. In the 25th minute, Sever Ţurcaş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luiz Fabiano Cearense took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Costin Ignătoiu. AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tiago Ortiz in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Costin Ignătoiu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Costin Ignătoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, AFC PunisherS™'s Mihnea Costea got a free kick in the 38th minute. Guaberto Gamus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tudor Sârban, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. If Caio de Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tudor Sârban was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Bandeca FC's Igor Mota sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Costin Ignătoiu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Guaberto Gamus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isac Frunză in the 52nd minute of play. Sever Ţurcaş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Guaberto Gamus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guaberto Gamus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Frunză, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mihnea Costea hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 58 played minutes AFC PunisherS™ got a freekick which was hit by Mihnea Costea. In the 59th minute of the match Luiz Fabiano Cearense sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Costin Ignătoiu skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evandro de Brito in the 70th minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Costin Ignătoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evandro de Brito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Costin Ignătoiu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Evandro de Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Costin Ignătoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Bandeca FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Márcio de Salles hit a great ball. In the 81st minute, Tiago Ortiz fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Costin Ignătoiu, passed just outside the right post. 83 minutes into the match, AFC PunisherS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Evandro de Brito came free, but Costin Ignătoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costin Ignătoiu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Igor Mota in the 89th minute. 92 minutes into the game, Nae Malcoci was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC PunisherS™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bandeca FC the free kick. A collision led to AFC PunisherS™ getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Nae Malcoci hit a great ball. After 95 minutes of play, Bandeca FC's Igor Mota made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Costin Ignătoiu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bandeca FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.