Official Cup

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when George Schiau made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berkan Temel in the 4th minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Giuseppe de Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Doru Coman took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giuseppe de Carvalho. Giuseppe de Carvalho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Giuseppe de Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basarab Panduru, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Wanderson Trigo kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Doriva Correia hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Saiko FC's Giuseppe de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkan Temel in the 13th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Basarab Panduru in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giuseppe de Carvalho saved Saiko FC from getting behind. Giuseppe de Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Schiau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Doriva Correia was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 22 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of Saiko FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of New York Red Bulls:s goal. Saiko FC's Giuseppe de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doru Coman in the 25th minute of play. Giuseppe de Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Schiau in the 26th minute of the match. Giuseppe de Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berkan Temel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Berkan Temel came free, but Giuseppe de Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giuseppe de Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Schiau, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After some careless play in the Saiko FC defense, Basarab Panduru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giuseppe de Carvalho. The Saiko FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giuseppe de Carvalho should have stopped the shot. Francisc Ştiubei got a throw-in 38 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Anton Tăutu. Doru Coman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leandro Garcia during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st minute, Leandro Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giuseppe de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piers Amos in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute George Schiau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giuseppe de Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giuseppe de Carvalho came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by New York Red Bulls's Piers Amos. But to his dismay, Piers Amos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Giuseppe de Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basarab Panduru, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Saiko FC's Giuseppe de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkan Temel in the 56th minute of play. Giuseppe de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Tăutu in the 57th minute of play. Giuseppe de Carvalho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doru Coman in the 64th minute. Giuseppe de Carvalho was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Basarab Panduru showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 65 minute of play. With a little luck, Saiko FC's Giuseppe de Carvalho got control of the ball when George Schiau tried to sneak it across the goal line. Giuseppe de Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisc Ştiubei, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the game, New York Red Bulls's Doru Coman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giuseppe de Carvalho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. In the 74th minute, Doru Coman made a precise shot to the right of Giuseppe de Carvalho. Saiko FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. Giuseppe de Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berkan Temel, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Giuseppe de Carvalho was a little too slow when Basarab Panduru got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 0-8. With his leg Giuseppe de Carvalho managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when New York Red Bulls's George Schiau fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 90 minutes of play, New York Red Bulls's Doru Coman made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giuseppe de Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Giuseppe de Carvalho came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by New York Red Bulls's Berkan Temel. But to his dismay, Berkan Temel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-10. Piers Amos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Giuseppe de Carvalho made a huge save. Giuseppe de Carvalho was a little too slow when Doru Coman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 98th minute. The score was now 0-11. New York Red Bulls played a much better game than Saiko FC and deserved their victory. The Saiko FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.