Official Cup

Stiubei
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Octavian Florescu kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Juan Benavides, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of CF REALCipri booed when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Escobar didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martín Ulloa in the 7th minute of play forced CF REALCipri's goalkeeper Aristide Iftodi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CF REALCipri's Aristide Iftodi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martín Ulloa in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Escalona in the 17th minute of play forced CF REALCipri's goalkeeper Aristide Iftodi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th match minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邓冰建 to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Juan Benavides got control of the ball when Aurel Zeciu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Humberto Escobar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aristide Iftodi was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. After 20th play minutes Humberto Escobar shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Aristide Iftodi and just under the crossbar into goal. Juan Benavides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Florescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 23 minutes into the game, CF REALCipri's Octavian Florescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juan Benavides made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Aristide Iftodi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelsinho Nóbrega in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the game, Humberto Escobar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Aristide Iftodi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Juan Benavides proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Aurel Zeciu took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Juan Benavides to make any attempt to save it. Juan Benavides was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aurel Zeciu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 40 minute of play. The ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Humberto Escobar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The score stood at 3-3 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Humberto Escobar was the one to do the kick off. Martín Ulloa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aristide Iftodi having to interfere. Juan Benavides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurel Zeciu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Guillermo Escalona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Giancarlo Mora got a free kick in the 65th minute. Aristide Iftodi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martín Ulloa in the 69th minute of the match. Călin Poalelungi hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Octavian Florescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 77th minute, Mircea Balaci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to CF REALCipri getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ioan Gurgui hit a great ball. In the 84th minute, Humberto Escobar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aristide Iftodi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. Aristide Iftodi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Ulloa, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. CF REALCipri's Aristide Iftodi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillermo Escalona in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.