Official Cup

El Coloso del Parque
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cristinel Nicodim started the match with the kick off. Club Atlético de Newell's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Albert Gamble in the 4th minute. A nice corner shot did that Albert Gamble got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ilie Crainic quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Percival in the 10th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Ilie Crainic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Sebastian Percival shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilie Crainic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristinel Nicodim in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dušan Ančic saved Club Atlético de Newell from getting behind. Mădălin Botgros's late challenge caught a Club Atlético de Newell's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mădălin Botgros helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th match minute, BlueLionesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mădălin Botgros to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the game, Cristinel Nicodim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BlueLionesse's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Atlético de Newell the free kick. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Cristinel Nicodim got a free kick in the 22nd minute. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Mădălin Botgros got a free kick in the 28th minute. Cristinel Nicodim might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dušan Ančic. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristinel Nicodim ran back to his position shaking his head. Ilie Crainic made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cliff Kershaw in the 33rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristinel Nicodim in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dušan Ančic saved Club Atlético de Newell from getting behind. Dušan Ančic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Isărescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pastor Eufemio got free with Ilie Crainic in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Octavian Isărescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dušan Ančic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristinel Nicodim, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 43rd match minute, Club Atlético de Newell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albert Gamble to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristinel Nicodim in the 50th minute of play forced Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Dušan Ančic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spike Foley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ilie Crainic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilie Crainic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cliff Kershaw in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Spike Foley in the 58th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Ilie Crainic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Pastor Eufemio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilie Crainic was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. When Radu Pânzaru fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BlueLionesse's protests and gave Radu Pânzaru a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Radu Pânzaru hit a great ball. Club Atlético de Newell made a substitution. Amanda Hoffs replaced Vince Haywood. Club Atlético de Newell made a substitution. Casey Harban replaced Arbi Newell. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Radu Pânzaru hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Percival in the 68th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Ilie Crainic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilie Crainic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spike Foley in the 69th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristinel Nicodim kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dušan Ančic. That made the score 0-1 in the 70 minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Club Atlético de Newell's Cliff Kershaw nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilie Crainic made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Ilie Crainic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spike Foley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Club Atlético de Newell's Dušan Ančic got control of the ball when Cristinel Nicodim tried to sneak it across the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Spike Foley notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of BlueLionesse's Ilie Crainic. Ilie Crainic was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dušan Ančic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristinel Nicodim, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 89 minutes into the game, Isak Sundberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BlueLionesse's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Atlético de Newell the free kick. Isak Sundberg kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Eufemio in the 92nd minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Ilie Crainic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute, Spike Foley ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilie Crainic was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1.