Official Cup

CHAMPIONS STADIUM
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Waldemar Gierlach took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rouven Nussli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Raúl Amuchástegui in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Péron in the 7th minute of play forced Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Rouven Nussli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Forever Tango's Juan Giraldo got control of the ball when Waldemar Gierlach tried to sneak it across the goal line. Juan Giraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Muntian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute Waldemar Gierlach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Giraldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stefan Pieters took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Juan Giraldo. Forever Tango's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Forever Tango's Paolo Péron sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rouven Nussli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, Paolo Péron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute of the match, Fabian Zăreanu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Juan Giraldo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Rouven Nussli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Raúl Amuchástegui in the 28th minute of play. Juan Raúl Amuchástegui succeeded in the game's 34th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. In the 40th minute Isac Muntian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Giraldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabian Zăreanu got free with Juan Giraldo in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 47 minutes into the match, Isac Muntian dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Juan Giraldo, 1-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paolo Péron to strike the kick off in the second half. Juan Giraldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Zăreanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After 58 minutes, Waldemar Gierlach made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Forever Tango's Juan Giraldo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Juan Giraldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Zăreanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62ndth minute of the game Fabian Zăreanu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Forever Tango's Juan Giraldo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Juan Giraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Muntian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The attack was good, but when Waldemar Gierlach in the 64th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Juan Giraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Zăreanu in the 66th minute of the match. Juan Giraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Zăreanu in the 69th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Isac Muntian in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Giraldo saved Forever Tango from getting behind. Juan Giraldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Muntian, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Champions Iasi were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Forever Tango's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stefan Pieters took the corner. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Rouven Nussli successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Muntian in the 78th minute of play forced Forever Tango's goalkeeper Juan Giraldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Giraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Muntian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Muntian in the 85th minute of play forced Forever Tango's goalkeeper Juan Giraldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Forever Tango's Juan Giraldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Muntian in the 90th minute of play. Juan Giraldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Pieters in the 95th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabian Zăreanu in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juan Giraldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Forever Tango's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.