Official Cup

Phoenix Field
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Traian Moldovan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ionel Panaitoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Nared, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ionel Panaitoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Postelnicescu in the 4th minute of the match. When Vila Nova FC's Vladimir Lara in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Phoenix Strikers's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Phoenix Strikers getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Traian Moldovan hit a great ball. Vila Nova FC's Fiori Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Traian Moldovan in the 12th minute of play. Ionel Panaitoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cléber Basso's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Ionel Panaitoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Postelnicescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ionel Panaitoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Lara in the 17th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Vladimir Lara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ionel Panaitoiu. Phoenix Strikers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vladimir Lara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 23rd minute Mete Nared shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionel Panaitoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Phoenix Strikers defense, Leonardo Giroud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ionel Panaitoiu. The Phoenix Strikers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ionel Panaitoiu should have stopped the shot. After having played for 29 minutes, Cléber Basso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vila Nova FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cléber Basso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fiori Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Galtero in the 31st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Vila Nova FC's Jiang Nan Han got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Ovidiu Popescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Fiori Mota made a huge save. Fiori Mota made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ovidiu Popescu in the 34th minute. Ionel Panaitoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Lara in the 37th minute of play. When Vila Nova FC's Luca Postelnicescu in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Phoenix Strikers's goalie prevented a goal. Cristinel Eftimiu hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Ionel Panaitoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cléber Basso in the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luca Postelnicescu to make the kick off. In the 50th minute Ovidiu Popescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fiori Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ionel Panaitoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cléber Basso, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 54thth minute of the game Luca Postelnicescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Phoenix Strikers's Ionel Panaitoiu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Luca Postelnicescu put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Ionel Panaitoiu. In the 60th minute, Luca Postelnicescu made a precise shot to the right of Ionel Panaitoiu. Phoenix Strikers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jiang Nan Han in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ionel Panaitoiu saved Phoenix Strikers from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mete Nared got free with Ionel Panaitoiu in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidiu Popescu in the 71st minute of play forced Vila Nova FC's goalkeeper Fiori Mota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Phoenix Strikers's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Lara came free, but Ionel Panaitoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Cléber Basso notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Phoenix Strikers's Ionel Panaitoiu. Ionel Panaitoiu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Phoenix Strikers's Horaţiu Dinulescu was substituted for Mauricio Quentin. Fiori Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Moldovan, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Giroud in the 82nd minute of play forced Phoenix Strikers's goalkeeper Ionel Panaitoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mete Nared in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ionel Panaitoiu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cléber Basso's late challenge caught a Phoenix Strikers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cléber Basso helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Phoenix Strikers booed when Vila Nova FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cléber Basso didn't get a good kick on the ball.