Official Cup

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Narcis Ruşdea got the match started through his kick off. When Tiberiu Grindeanu fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s protests and gave Tiberiu Grindeanu a yellow card for diving instead. Tiberiu Grindeanu kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute, Rodriguinho Carneiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute of the match Ilie Pop shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Váldson de Queirós showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Palmeiras's Váldson de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiberiu Pantilimon in the 8th minute of play. When ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Narcis Ruşdea in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palmeiras's goalie prevented a goal. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Edgar Ciocârlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo Trancoso in the 14th minute of play. After 16 minutes ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rodriguinho Carneiro who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Pedro Luís Toscano heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Narcis Ruşdea in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palmeiras's goalie prevented a goal. Perivaldo Maciel's late challenge caught a ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Perivaldo Maciel helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Palmeiras fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! Pedro Luís Toscano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Edgar Ciocârlan made a huge save. When ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Narcis Ruşdea in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palmeiras's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Luís Toscano got free with Edgar Ciocârlan in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Narcis Ruşdea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Váldson de Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tiberiu Pantilimon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Tiberiu Pantilimon made a precise shot to the right of Váldson de Queirós. Palmeiras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Erasmo Correia hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Luís Toscano to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Horácio Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Ciocârlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caco Monteiro to maneuver through the defense. Narcis Ruşdea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Váldson de Queirós made a huge save. After 60 minutes of play, ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Paul Morar made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Váldson de Queirós was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Ilie Hâjdău managed to get in a good position for a shot. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ilie Hâjdău was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Váldson de Queirós breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Narcis Ruşdea got free with Váldson de Queirós in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Váldson de Queirós successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ilie Hâjdău succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 68th playminute. Tiberiu Pantilimon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Váldson de Queirós made a huge save. After 76 minutes, Horácio Lara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palmeiras and the ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th minute, Horácio Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilie Hâjdău might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Váldson de Queirós. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ilie Hâjdău ran back to his position shaking his head. Ilie Hâjdău could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Váldson de Queirós made a huge save. Váldson de Queirós made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ilie Hâjdău in the 86th minute. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ilie Pop in the 89th minute. Palmeiras's Váldson de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narcis Ruşdea in the 92nd minute of play. Narcis Ruşdea in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Váldson de Queirós, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Váldson de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narcis Ruşdea in the 95th minute of the match. When Pedro Luís Toscano fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palmeiras's protests and gave Pedro Luís Toscano a yellow card for diving instead. The Palmeiras fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.