Official Cup

Arena Cadu
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hugo Alcântara kicked off to start the match. Cadu Team's Gelu Lepuș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvestre Cisco in the 3rd minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Cadu Team's goal looked a bit too open when Silvestre Cisco came free, but Gelu Lepuș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Palacio in the 11th minute of play forced Cadu Team's goalkeeper Gelu Lepuș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cadu Team's Gelu Lepuș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Naohiro Takahara in the 14th minute of play. Cadu Team's 郝榕弘 got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gelu Lepuș showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naohiro Takahara in the 18th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Frontera AFC's goalkeeper Agustín Rossi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Válbson Paiva. After a rather tough play, Frontera AFC's Marcos Rojo got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 35th minute Silvestre Cisco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gelu Lepuș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gelu Lepuș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naohiro Takahara, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 38th minute, one of Cadu Team:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cadu Team. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvestre Cisco to make the kick off. Silvestre Ciscos short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Gelu Lepuș to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Hugo Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gelu Lepuș made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodrigo Palacio in the 56th minute. Gelu Lepuș came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Frontera AFC's Naohiro Takahara. But to his dismay, Naohiro Takahara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Agustín Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After some careless play in the Cadu Team defense, Silvestre Cisco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gelu Lepuș. The Cadu Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gelu Lepuș should have stopped the shot. 82 minutes into the match, Frontera AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Downing came free, but Agustín Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gelu Lepuș took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestre Cisco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Cadu Team's Gelu Lepuș got control of the ball when Silvestre Cisco tried to sneak it across the goal line.