Official Cup

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 501 (Terracing: 377, Seating: 115, VIP seats: 9) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cédric Payen started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Romeo Rienda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordache Hirean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute, U.D. Mancini's Romeo Rienda ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Iordache Hirean. Iordache Hirean yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Elvis Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiu Wei Ting, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute of the match Minerul Baita -MM- got a corner. U.D. Mancini's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Qiu Wei Ting ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dagoberto Escobar tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Elvis Ribeiro. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-1 in the 12th minute. Iordache Hirean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Rienda in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Tello Calvo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iordache Hirean made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dagoberto Escobar in the 22nd minute. After 24 minutes of play, U.D. Mancini's Romeo Rienda made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iordache Hirean was left in no man's land by his defense there! Romeo Rienda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Iordache Hirean tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, U.D. Mancini's Romeo Rienda ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Iordache Hirean. Iordache Hirean yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. Iordache Hirean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Rienda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 played minutes U.D. Mancini got a freekick which was hit by Romeo Rienda. Romeo Rienda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iordache Hirean having to make a save. The long shot by Neto Diaz in the 48th minute really tested Iordache Hirean's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Romeo Rienda made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Qiu Wei Ting got free with Elvis Ribeiro in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Elvis Ribeiro threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cédric Payen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Romeo Rienda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Iordache Hirean tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to U.D. Mancini getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Falo Saboya hit a great ball. Urbes Marcilla kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Bolo Miner in the 64th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U.D. Mancini's Urbes Marcilla. When U.D. Mancini's Romeo Rienda in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Minerul Baita -MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. U.D. Mancini's Angelino Gonzalez was substituted for Falo Saboya. Rudolf Magnusson kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Bolo Miner in the 73rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U.D. Mancini's Angelino Gonzalez. Romeo Rienda scored 4-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iordache Hirean, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Iordache Hirean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Rienda in the 83rd minute of the match. Qiu Wei Ting could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Elvis Ribeiro made a huge save. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Cédric Payen was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 84th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Romeo Rienda took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iordache Hirean. Iordache Hirean dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. 94 minutes into the match, Minerul Baita -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Rienda came free, but Iordache Hirean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tello Calvo charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tello Calvo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U.D. Mancini had won after a very even match.