Official Cup

Patissia Arena
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) FIORITO CITY's Rafael Jorrin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd of the match, Leonard Chirculescu tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Eloy Romano got in the way and made a wonderful save. Doru Apostu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Jorrin in the 6th minute of the match. After 9 minutes of play, Paralia Athens's Leonard Chirculescu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eloy Romano was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Agostinho Moura during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Doru Apostu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonides Oliviero in the 16th minute of play. In the 19thth minute of the game Leonard Chirculescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FIORITO CITY's Eloy Romano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind FIORITO CITY's goalkeeper Eloy Romano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paralia Athens's Doru Apostu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Jorrin in the 25th minute of play. Doru Apostu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Jorrin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Leonides Oliviero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doru Apostu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vasile Enciulescu's late challenge caught a FIORITO CITY's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vasile Enciulescu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Vasile Enciulescu got a free kick in the 31st minute. Thanks to Paralia Athens's goalie finding himself so far out he could grab the ball Cornelio Raitin tried to make a shot after getting passed the defense. Doru Apostu seemed to really have strength and confidence after that save. Doru Apostu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafael Jorrin's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. In the 33rd minute Rafael Jorrin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doru Apostu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Doru Apostu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Jorrin in the 36th minute of play. In the 39thth minute of the game Rafael Jorrin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paralia Athens's Doru Apostu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, FIORITO CITY's Anier Cibran got a free kick in the 46th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Paralia Athens's 傅超庭 broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leonard Chirculescu was the one to do the kick off. Doru Apostu made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Rafael Jorrin sent off a good shot on target. Mircea Robu's late challenge caught a FIORITO CITY's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mircea Robu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Mircea Robu got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 57th minute Leonard Chirculescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eloy Romano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonides Oliviero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Doru Apostu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 62 minutes, Leonard Chirculescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paralia Athens's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonard Chirculescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Daniel Cambranes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in FIORITO CITY's zone, Unai Herrera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eloy Romano came out of the goal and Unai Herrera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paralia Athens's Doru Apostu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Jorrin in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Mircea Robu got a free kick in the 73rd minute. The supporters of FIORITO CITY booed when Paralia Athens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorel Găman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafael Jorrin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Doru Apostu made a huge save. Doru Apostu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Cambranes, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When Leonard Chirculescu came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Paralia Athens 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 Leonard Chirculescu couldn't finish the play. In the 90th minute Leonard Chirculescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eloy Romano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, Unai Herrera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paralia Athens's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FIORITO CITY the free kick. Many of FIORITO CITY's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. FIORITO CITY may have spent more time on the ball, but Paralia Athens were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.