Official Cup

Ceahlaul
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Esteco's Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Sfetcu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 9th minute Luca Lechințan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteco were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Samuel Claude took the corner. Luca Lechințan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucrețiu Sfetcu having to make a save. Zbyszko Szpakowski hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Hermengildo Guifre lost his temper 24 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Esteco:s Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo showed great skill when he stopped Costin Malcoci:s penalty. In the 27th minute of the match FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt got a corner. Esteco's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andrei Brănescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Samuel Claude fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucrețiu Sfetcu having to interfere. When Esteco's Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's goalie prevented a goal. Samuel Claude scored 0-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lucrețiu Sfetcu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Esteco's Celedonio Oliverios got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute, Andrei Brănescu 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. With a little luck, Esteco's Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo got control of the ball when Costin Malcoci tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lucrețiu Sfetcu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Lucrețiu Sfetcu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 43rd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Claude came free, but Lucrețiu Sfetcu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt made a substitution. Adrian Nasta replaced Luca Lechințan. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adrian Nasta was the one to do the kick off. Lucrețiu Sfetcu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Claude, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute of the match Esteco got a corner. FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Samuel Claude ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Zbyszko Szpakowski heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 58th minute, Valer Perișoară left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Samuel Claude came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Esteco fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Samuel Claude couldn't finish the play. FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Horia Chioreanu was substituted for Costin Malcoci. When Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Esteco's protests and gave Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Esteco getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso hit a great ball. When FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Horia Chioreanu in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Esteco's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Bogdan Cucu hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucrețiu Sfetcu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Esteco's Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Nasta in the 78th minute of play. After 80 played minutes Esteco got a freekick which was hit by Celedonio Oliverios. In the 82nd minute of the match Andrei Brănescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Esteco's Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Nasta in the 83rd minute of play. After 84 played minutes Esteco got a freekick which was hit by Zbyszko Szpakowski. After 85 minutes of play, FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Adrian Nasta made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Esteco made a substitution. Jiří Petera replaced Samuel Claude. After a defensive mix-up in Esteco's zone, Horia Chioreanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo came out of the goal and Horia Chioreanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Nasta, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Esteco's Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horia Chioreanu in the 92nd minute of play. Esteco's Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Tunaru in the 95th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Esteco players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt.