Official Cup

Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 10th minute Allan Shearer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niculae Şantău in the 13th minute of play forced Corinthians's goalkeeper Jaime Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Corinthians's Jaime Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niculae Şantău in the 14th minute of play. Nistor Maghiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute Niculae Şantău shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Nistor Maghiar got control of the ball when Cristiano Messi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20th minute of the match, Cristiano Messi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nistor Maghiar was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Cristiano Messi in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nistor Maghiar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nistor Maghiar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Messi in the 21st minute. In the 25thth minute of the game Allan Shearer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Corinthians's Jaime Almeida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Minerul Baita -MM-'s goalkeeper Nistor Maghiar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristiano Messi. Jaime Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niculae Şantău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the game, Gordon Miner was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minerul Baita -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corinthians the free kick. In the 35th match minute, Minerul Baita -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gordon Miner to maneuver through the defense. Nistor Maghiar stood somewhat misplaced when Cristiano Messi came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 36 minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristiano Messi got free with Nistor Maghiar in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ignacy Kinic kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 47th match minute, Minerul Baita -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octav Albescu to maneuver through the defense. Jiang Yi Chong, 48 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristiano Messi to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Cristiano Messi made a precise shot to the right of Nistor Maghiar. Minerul Baita -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Corinthians's Kiril Biradzhiev quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Albino Claude, made in the 56th minute of the game. Nistor Maghiar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristiano Messi's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. 57 minutes into the game, Felix Ferenț was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minerul Baita -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corinthians the free kick. Felix Ferenț kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Corinthians's Jaime Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niculae Şantău in the 63rd minute of play. Jaime Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Shearer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacy Kinic in the 67th minute of play forced Minerul Baita -MM-'s goalkeeper Nistor Maghiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Corinthians's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jiang Yi Chong in the 68th minute. Şensoy Sualp made a great header on Corinthians's corner, it was just that Minerul Baita -MM-'s Nistor Maghiar managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Minerul Baita -MM- booed when Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignacy Kinic didn't get a good kick on the ball. Minerul Baita -MM- made a substitution. Qiu Wei Ting replaced Allan Shearer. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Ionuț Vasiliu was substituted for Gordon Miner. A hard shot by Qiu Wei Ting from long distance, 74 minutes into the match, got Jaime Almeida's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Nistor Maghiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Messi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nistor Maghiar having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Messi in the 80th minute of play forced Minerul Baita -MM-'s goalkeeper Nistor Maghiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Octav Albescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Corinthians made a substitution. José Vítor Ramos replaced Cristiano Messi. Corinthians made a substitution. Rubinho de Lara replaced Ignacy Kinic. A collision led to Minerul Baita -MM- getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Octav Albescu hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that José Vítor Ramos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nistor Maghiar was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After 93 minutes of play Minerul Baita -MM-'s Felix Ferenț was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Corinthians's Hudson Sabóia was substituted for Iván Urtzi. A collision led to Minerul Baita -MM- getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Felix Ferenț hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Corinthians fans cheered their team off the field, for while Minerul Baita -MM- had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.