Official Cup

Marvel Stadium
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio kicked off to start the match. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Pantiș in the 4th minute of the match. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Alex Suhendar hit a great ball. Marius Niculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ross Strong in the 8th minute of the match. The supporters of FC BRADUL -MM- booed when Rafaela FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eloy Gipuzkoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Inocencio Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edu Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Vali Papaiani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marius Niculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vali Papaiani in the 20th minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Marius Niculescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio. Nico Veit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Marius Niculescu made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 29th minute of play forced FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Marius Niculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marius Niculescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 37th minute Manuel Pantiș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edu Ramos in the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vali Papaiani came free, but Inocencio Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Pantiș kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Costel Pacuraru was the one to do the kick off. Inocencio Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costel Pacuraru, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. When Ubaldo Lluis fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rafaela FC's protests and gave Ubaldo Lluis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 60th match minute, Rafaela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ubaldo Lluis to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Ubaldo Lluis hit a great ball. In the 67th minute Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marius Niculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Costel Pacuraru. Inocencio Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costel Pacuraru in the 70th minute of play. Marius Niculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavio Gonzo in the 71st minute of the match. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costel Pacuraru in the 77th minute of play. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavio Gonzo in the 79th minute of play. Marius Niculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Gonzo in the 84th minute of play. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costel Pacuraru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Dorin Cârțan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gigel Pașcalău kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rafaela FC's Alex Suhendar got a free kick in the 97th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC BRADUL -MM- players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rafaela FC.