Official Cup

PunisherS Arena
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Mădălin Barbonța started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Christiano Ronaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 6 played minutes Unione Sportiva got a freekick which was hit by Kimon Yfantis. Christiano Ronaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AFC PunisherS™'s Costin Ignătoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 15th minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Costin Ignătoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC PunisherS™'s Costin Ignătoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 16th minute of play. Costin Ignătoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassiano Vilas Boas, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute Unione Sportiva were awarded a corner. Cassiano Vilas Boas went to the cornerflag to take it. When Fabian Ciociu fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC PunisherS™'s protests and gave Fabian Ciociu a yellow card for diving instead. When Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC PunisherS™'s goalie prevented a goal. Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Isac Frunză dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fernado Alves, 1-0. Costin Ignătoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christiano Ronaldo's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Christiano Ronaldo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 32 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 Unione Sportiva the free kick. After a rather tough play, AFC PunisherS™'s Nae Malcoci got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Christiano Ronaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 33rd minute Christiano Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Ignătoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute Christiano Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Ignătoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC PunisherS™'s Costin Ignătoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 36th minute of play. In the 36th match minute, AFC PunisherS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isac Frunză to maneuver through the defense. If Christiano Ronaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Costin Ignătoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After some careless play in the AFC PunisherS™ defense, Christiano Ronaldo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Costin Ignătoiu. The AFC PunisherS™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Costin Ignătoiu should have stopped the shot. Costin Ignătoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tao Kun Xuan in the 46th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Christiano Ronaldo made the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Christiano Ronaldo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC PunisherS™'s Costin Ignătoiu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christiano Ronaldo got free with Costin Ignătoiu in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. AFC PunisherS™'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Christiano Ronaldo scored to the left of an out of position Costin Ignătoiu, making the score, 1-2. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Christiano Ronaldo put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Costin Ignătoiu. AFC PunisherS™ made a substitution. Ciprian Groza replaced Fabian Ciociu. Christiano Ronaldo might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Costin Ignătoiu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christiano Ronaldo ran back to his position shaking his head. Costin Ignătoiu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 65th minute. Eduard Isvoreanu made in the 67th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Unione Sportiva's Cassiano Vilas Boas. Christiano Ronaldo might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Costin Ignătoiu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christiano Ronaldo ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christiano Ronaldo in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Costin Ignătoiu saved AFC PunisherS™ from getting behind. Costin Ignătoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christiano Ronaldo's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Costin Ignătoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiano Ronaldo in the 77th minute of the match. Eduard Isvoreanu got a throw-in 78 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nae Malcoci. 80 minutes into the match, Christiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Costin Ignătoiu, 1-4. Costin Ignătoiu came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Unione Sportiva's Su Xu Xi. But to his dismay, Su Xu Xi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-6. Costin Ignătoiu made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Su Xu Xi sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, AFC PunisherS™'s Isac Frunză got a free kick in the 94th minute. Su Xu Xi might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Costin Ignătoiu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Su Xu Xi ran back to his position shaking his head. Unione Sportiva played a much better game than AFC PunisherS™ and deserved their victory. The AFC PunisherS™ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.