Official Cup

The Mount Penuel
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) FC Steaua Pildesti's Marian Văduvescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save FC Steaua Pildesti from getting a goal against them. Marian Văduvescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando Pereira in the 6th minute of play. In the 10th minute Penuel Football Club were awarded a corner. Nando Pereira went to the cornerflag to take it. Nando Pereira made a great header on Penuel Football Club's corner, it was just that FC Steaua Pildesti's Marian Văduvescu managed to reach the ball for a save. Marian Văduvescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nando Pereira in the 11th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes FC Steaua Pildesti got a freekick which was hit by Lucian Stere. After 19 played minutes Penuel Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Luo Jing. In the 20th minute Filip Paulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Gabrio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nando Pereira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marian Văduvescu having to make a save. Nando Pereira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marian Văduvescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Penuel Football Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nando Pereira in the 31st minute. The corner ended in Nando Pereira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Steaua Pildesti's Marian Văduvescu did a great save. Cordara Creus's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 31stth minute, Marian Văduvescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 35th minute Filip Paulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Gabrio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Epifanio Gabrio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Paulescu in the 35th minute of play. Marian Văduvescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nando Pereira's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Marian Văduvescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nando Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucian Stere in the 40th minute of play forced Penuel Football Club's goalkeeper Epifanio Gabrio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 minutes of play, Penuel Football Club's Nando Pereira made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marian Văduvescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Epifanio Gabrio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Paulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chen Shi Ran to make the kick off. Marian Văduvescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando Pereira in the 53rd minute of play. Epifanio Gabrio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Paulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the game, Constantin Deșliu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Steaua Pildesti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Penuel Football Club the free kick. Constantin Deșliu hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. When Cordara Creus fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Penuel Football Club's protests and gave Cordara Creus a yellow card for diving instead. Cordara Creus kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Marian Văduvescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chen Shi Ran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Nando Pereira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marian Văduvescu was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After 69 played minutes Penuel Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Cordara Creus. Penuel Football Club's Ludwig Bergqvist was substituted for Cecilio Hunfredo. In the 70th minute, Cordara Creus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Steaua Pildesti's goalkeeper Marian Văduvescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lizer Cordal in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marian Văduvescu saved FC Steaua Pildesti from getting behind. Epifanio Gabrio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zygmunt Dunajski in the 75th minute of the match. Nicolae Barbu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Epifanio Gabrio made a huge save. FC Steaua Pildesti's Marian Văduvescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lizer Cordal in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Steaua Pildesti's goalkeeper Marian Văduvescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 83rd minute of the match Ludwig Bergqvist shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marian Văduvescu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Penuel Football Club's zone, Lucian Stere stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Epifanio Gabrio came out of the goal and Lucian Stere tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marian Văduvescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chen Shi Ran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chen Shi Ran's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marian Văduvescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Penuel Football Club were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after FC Steaua Pildesti's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Papo Repiso took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Papo Repiso got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marian Văduvescu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Chen Shi Ran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Penuel Football Club had won after a very even match.