Official Cup

NAVIGAȚII BACĂU
Spectators: 6249 (Terracing: 4688, Seating: 1437, VIP seats: 124) Claudinho Pinho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Toader Opriș hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 10 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Pinho. Claudinho Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Costin Răchitan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Şneapotă in the 14th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Elano Ferraz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Squadra Demarchi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elano Ferraz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 22 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Nilson Corrêa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elano Ferraz in the 27th minute of play forced Navigatii Bacău's goalkeeper Costin Răchitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson Corrêa kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Navigatii Bacău's Eric Şneapotă sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oscar Saldanha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Oscar Saldanha successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 35th minute, Claudinho Loyola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costin Răchitan came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Squadra Demarchi's Elano Ferraz. But to his dismay, Elano Ferraz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After some careless play in the Navigatii Bacău defense, Claudinho Pinho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Costin Răchitan. The Navigatii Bacău fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Costin Răchitan should have stopped the shot. The Navigatii Bacău players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Squadra Demarchi were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eric Şneapotă to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Claudinho Loyola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Navigatii Bacău's Gigel Curteanu got a free kick in the 54th minute. Eric Şneapotă's late challenge caught a Squadra Demarchi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eric Şneapotă helped the player get up and apologised. Elano Ferraz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vali Moșanu hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Claudinho Pinho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Costin Răchitan came out and tried to block the shot, but Claudinho Pinho slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 66th minute. A collision led to Navigatii Bacău getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Martin Cănănău hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute of the match, Claudinho Pinho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Costin Răchitan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, Navigatii Bacău's Costin Răchitan got control of the ball when Elano Ferraz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Oscar Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gigel Curteanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Júnior Meirelles got a free kick in the 85th minute. Eric Şneapotă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Oscar Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The Squadra Demarchi players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.