Official Cup

Politecnico
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iulian Pietreanu started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute of the match Intimos de Reynoso got a corner. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcus Björkänge ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Marcus Björkänge managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Baldomiro Txindoki made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Marcus Björkänge sent off a good shot on target. Meder Muños blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Baldomiro Txindoki having to make a save. Baldomiro Txindoki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Meder Muños, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Meder Muños struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Baldomiro Txindoki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Intimos de Reynoso. In the 20thth minute of the game Meder Muños who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Baldomiro Txindoki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Intimos de Reynoso's Meder Muños in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalie prevented a goal. The FC UNIREA Alba Iulia fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Iulian Pietreanu 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Baldomiro Txindoki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meder Muños in the 33rd minute of the match. Intimos de Reynoso's Rodrigo De Paul quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Zenon Galagan, made in the 34th minute of the game. In the 40th minute, Diego Armando Faso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Meder Muños managed to get in a good position for a shot. Intimos de Reynoso's supporters rose to their feet, but Meder Muños was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baldomiro Txindoki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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 Meder Muños to make the kick off. Intimos de Reynoso made a substitution. Lope Quijana replaced Pawel Engler. When Leonardo Freire fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Intimos de Reynoso's protests and gave Leonardo Freire a yellow card for diving instead. Baldomiro Txindoki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erez Marica's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Baldomiro Txindoki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erez Marica in the 66th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, Iulian Pietreanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Intimos de Reynoso the free kick. Baldomiro Txindoki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lope Quijana in the 68th minute of the match. Baldomiro Txindoki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erez Marica in the 72nd minute of the match. Ovidio Roland made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilson Arósio in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Intimos de Reynoso's Lope Quijana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Baldomiro Txindoki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Orçun Yalınalp got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iulian Pietreanu got free with Ovidio Roland in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ovidio Roland made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Wilson Arósio sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute FC UNIREA Alba Iulia were awarded a corner. Petrică Cândreanu went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Erez Marica's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baldomiro Txindoki was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erez Marica in the 89th minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Baldomiro Txindoki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baldomiro Txindoki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erez Marica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baldomiro Txindoki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erez Marica, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Ovidio Roland made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Iulian Pietreanu sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilson Arósio got free with Ovidio Roland in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Intimos de Reynoso's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Iulian Pietreanu scored to the left of an out of position Ovidio Roland, making the score, 0-2. The FC UNIREA Alba Iulia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC UNIREA Alba Iulia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.