Official Cup

Sami Zübeyr Arena
Spectators: 526 (Terracing: 395, Seating: 121, VIP seats: 10) Sami Zübeyr made the kick off and thus started the match. Loco Palermo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Tristan Falco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Dimitar Berbatov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tristan Falco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Tristan Falco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 16th minute of play. Giacomo Casanova was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sami Zübeyr showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 18 minute of play. With a little luck, Montesacro FC's Giacomo Casanova got control of the ball when Igor Czapski tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Maci -MM-'s attentive Emanuel Petruescu managed to snatch the ball when Alkinoos Baloukos made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. Giacomo Casanova showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sami Zübeyr, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The audience was convinced that Sami Zübeyr's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giacomo Casanova was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Dimitar Berbatov put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Tristan Falco. Daniel Prodan hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Tristan Falco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dimitar Berbatov might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tristan Falco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dimitar Berbatov ran back to his position shaking his head. Tristan Falco made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Dimitar Berbatov sent off a good shot on target. If Dimitar Berbatov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tristan Falco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 63rd minute. When Montesacro FC's Loco Palermo in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Maci -MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. FC Maci -MM- made a substitution. Magnus Carlsen replaced Martin Costeiantu. FC Maci -MM-'s Gelu Bâru was substituted for Dieter Nisipeanu. Montesacro FC were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after FC Maci -MM-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Juliusz Julien took the corner. The corner ended in Anthony Del Gatto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Maci -MM-'s Tristan Falco did a great save. FC Maci -MM-'s Tristan Falco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Maci -MM- from getting a goal against them. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Tristan Falco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 75 played minutes FC Maci -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Petruescu. Giacomo Casanova showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sami Zübeyr, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The throw-in from Emanuel Petruescu in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Montesacro FC's Alkinoos Baloukos. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimitar Berbatov got free with Tristan Falco in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 89th minute Montesacro FC were awarded a corner. Juliusz Julien went to the cornerflag to take it.

All the players looked a little tired when it was time for the first half of the overtime. It was FC Maci -MM-'s Sami Zübeyr that got to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Dimitar Berbatov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tristan Falco was relentless in the 101st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 103rd minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Tristan Falco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 110 minutes of play, Montesacro FC's Dimitar Berbatov made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tristan Falco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Montesacro FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.