Official Cup

P14 Arena
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, 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. Andrea Silenzi started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrea Silenzi during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, Palestra14 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Silenzi to maneuver through the defense. If Eugen Mănescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 9 minutes into the match, Palestra14's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Molodețiu came free, but Alessandro Ascenzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessandro Ascenzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Molodețiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, GoooooL's goal looked a bit too open when Attilio Torelli came free, but Mihăiţă Ştefulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Andrea Silenzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palestra14's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrea Silenzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mihăiţă Ştefulescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice moves Andrea Silenzi could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Mihăiţă Ştefulescu however easily saved by the left post. Ciro Gentili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihăiţă Ştefulescu having to interfere. Attilio Torelli struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Mihăiţă Ştefulescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palestra14. Vinnie Jones could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Mihăiţă Ştefulescu made a huge save. After 33 minutes, Tiberiu Andone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GoooooL and the Palestra14 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to GoooooL getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Tiberiu Andone hit a great ball. Attilio Penna kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Eugen Mănescu scored 2-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alessandro Ascenzi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vinnie Jones got free with Mihăiţă Ştefulescu in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Cigu during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Palestra14 booed when GoooooL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Cigu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Vinnie Jones in the 44th minute really tested Mihăiţă Ştefulescu'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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After a rather tough play, Palestra14's Vinnie Jones got a free kick in the 50th minute. Concetto Lozzi charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Concetto Lozzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Concetto Lozzi kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for GoooooL! Mihăiţă Ştefulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attilio Torelli in the 65th minute of the match. GoooooL's Mihăiţă Ştefulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrea Silenzi in the 68th minute of play. After 69 played minutes GoooooL got a freekick which was hit by Filip Otețea. Mihăiţă Ştefulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Silenzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Laurențiu Floricel made a precise shot to the right of Alessandro Ascenzi. Palestra14's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Eugen Mănescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alessandro Ascenzi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eugen Mănescu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 83rd minute Attilio Torelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihăiţă Ştefulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Attilio Torelli got free in front of the goal in the 84th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Mihăiţă Ştefulescu was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Mihăiţă Ştefulescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Attilio Torelli's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Edoardo Nazzaro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mihăiţă Ştefulescu having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Silenzi in the 95th minute of play forced GoooooL's goalkeeper Mihăiţă Ştefulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, GoooooL's Aron Dobrea got a free kick in the 96th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Palestra14 had played much better football throughout.