Official Cup

⭐️David Arellano⭐️
Spectators: 7061 (Terracing: 5296, Seating: 1624, VIP seats: 141) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Virgil Şimonca made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute, Manolito Neira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Colo-Colo getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Mati Fernández hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergiu Coșeriu in the 15th minute of play forced Colo-Colo's goalkeeper Emiliano Marcó to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emiliano Marcó stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Virgil Şimonca's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Sergiu Coșeriu put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Emiliano Marcó. Emiliano Marcó showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergiu Coșeriu, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Gigel Tilea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mati Fernández, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Colo-Colo's Emiliano Marcó played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Coșeriu in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Colo-Colo's goal looked a bit too open when Virgil Şimonca came free, but Emiliano Marcó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Marcó made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgil Şimonca in the 37th minute of play. After 42 minutes Academia Rio's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Toninho Bibikov who took care of the corner kick. Toninho Bibikov made a great header on Colo-Colo's corner, it was just that Academia Rio's Gigel Tilea managed to reach the ball for a save. 47 minutes into the match, Colo-Colo's goal looked a bit too open when Sergiu Coșeriu came free, but Emiliano Marcó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manolito Neira to make the kick off. Olimpiu Dichiseanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 54 minutes, Virgil Şimonca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Academia Rio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Virgil Şimonca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 59th minute, Virgil Şimonca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Academia Rio fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Virgil Şimonca received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emiliano Marcó came out and tried to block the shot, but Virgil Şimonca slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 79th minute. With an all-out effort, Academia Rio's Emiliano Marcó threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Olimpiu Dichiseanu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 90 played minutes Colo-Colo got a freekick which was hit by Koča Mendoza. Colo-Colo made a substitution. Joel Zuburu replaced Luis Mena. In the 91st match minute, Colo-Colo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Koča Mendoza to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Colo-Colo getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Mati Fernández hit a great ball. Gigel Tilea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mati Fernández in the 95th minute of the match.