Official Cup

BaLiSt Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The FC BaLiSt fans' excitement grew in the 4th match minute when FC BaLiSt's Florin Braica looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Candido Opilano during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 6 played minutes RIVER got a freekick which was hit by Candido Opilano. In the 7th match minute, RIVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Jerardo to maneuver through the defense. FC BaLiSt's Sergiu Marin shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 8th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Narciso Jerrald but with some difficulty. In the 9th minute, Eustacio Nevada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Narciso Jerrald took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Muscaș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The FC BaLiSt fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when FC BaLiSt's Traian Muscaș looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 18th minute, Sergiu Marin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, RIVER's Nicasio Mendebal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonard Baran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, Alvaro Hernando got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 26 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Florin Braica came free, but Narciso Jerrald reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute Nicasio Mendebal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonard Baran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute Sergiu Marin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Jerrald saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as FC BaLiSt's Florin Braica slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Narciso Jerrald. That made the score 3-0 after 35 minutes of play. RIVER's Anselmo Esdras was substituted for Cristian Jerardo. In the 42nd minute, Candido Opilano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonard Baran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicasio Mendebal, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 50 minutes RIVER's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sergiu Marin who took care of the corner kick. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Segundo Inge made a kick off. During the 55th minute of the match Candido Opilano completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Candido Opilano a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 56th minute, Candido Opilano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Hernando in the 58th minute of play forced FC BaLiSt's goalkeeper Leonard Baran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florin Braica in the 61st minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Narciso Jerrald to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Traian Muscaș came free, but Narciso Jerrald reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute of the match Sergiu Marin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Narciso Jerrald showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Narciso Jerrald showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traian Muscaș in the 72nd minute of the match. When Mihăiţă Corbeanu fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC BaLiSt's protests and gave Mihăiţă Corbeanu a yellow card for diving instead. After 78 played minutes FC BaLiSt got a freekick which was hit by Mihăiţă Corbeanu. FC BaLiSt's Bogdan Ungheanu was substituted for Mihăiţă Corbeanu. After 79 played minutes FC BaLiSt got a freekick which was hit by Mihăiţă Corbeanu. Nicasio Mendebal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Traian Muscaș took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Narciso Jerrald. Narciso Jerrald dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. 86 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Sergiu Marin came free, but Narciso Jerrald reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Narciso Jerrald showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bogdan Ungheanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Narciso Jerrald showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionuț Vizitiu in the 88th minute of the match. RIVER's Narciso Jerrald played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Traian Muscaș in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, RIVER's Arnaldo Xacintu got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute Florin Braica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Jerrald saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Narciso Jerrald showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihai Ciolpan in the 95th minute of the match. Narciso Jerrald showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Muscaș, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. RIVER's Alvaro Hernando got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florin Braica in the 100th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Narciso Jerrald to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC BaLiSt's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.