Official Cup

Gasba Arena
Spectators: 502 (Terracing: 378, Seating: 115, VIP seats: 9) Victor Stan made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute Domenec Torrent shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Domenec Torrent took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eugenio Santoro. Eugenio Santoro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Peng Xi Bin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eugenio Santoro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Horea Botgros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Hats in the 22nd minute. Dacian Munteanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jiang Bang Zhi charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jiang Bang Zhi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jiang Bang Zhi kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the last second Horea Botgros throw himself and got hold of the ball when Pastor Ihazintu in the 28thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 35th minute, Domenec Torrent made a precise shot to the right of Eugenio Santoro. Urbs LC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Victor Stan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenec Torrent in the 42nd minute of play forced Urbs LC's goalkeeper Eugenio Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Victor Stan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Jiang Bang Zhi hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pastor Ihazintu was the one to do the kick off. Eugenio Santoro made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Peng Xi Bin sent off a good shot on target. Horea Botgros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezary Tusk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Eugenio Santoro threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Victor Stan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, Urbs LC's Eugenio Santoro got control of the ball when Peng Xi Bin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute Domenec Torrent shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenec Torrent in the 66th minute of play forced Urbs LC's goalkeeper Eugenio Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horea Botgros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cezary Tusk in the 68th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pastor Ihazintu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horea Botgros was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the 72nd minute Dacian Munteanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Urbs LC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Diego Lusi hit a great ball. Eugenio Santoro was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Peng Xi Bin. With his leg Eugenio Santoro managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Peng Xi Bin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 79th minute, Peng Xi Bin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Anselmo Papetti hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 87 minutes into the match, Urbs LC's goalkeeper Eugenio Santoro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Peng Xi Bin. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Urbs LC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Peng Xi Bin was slow to take the kick. During this time MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Dacian Munteanu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eugenio Santoro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.

The MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.