Ponta do Sol Stadium
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615,
Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Januário Domingos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 played minutes AD Pontassolense got a freekick which was hit by Paul Mussett. After a rather tough play, Steaua Bucuresti's Costin Ştirbu got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 10th minute AD Pontassolense were awarded a corner. Januário Domingos went to the cornerflag to take it. Henrique Onofre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Radu Isaicu made a huge save. In the 19th minute, Gheorghe Cunea made a precise shot to the right of Marco Bessa. AD Pontassolense's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Marco Bessa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aron Ciorăscu, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 28th minute, Iulian Ciuvică hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Giuseppe Catarinense came free, but Radu Isaicu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Bessa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gheorghe Cunea, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Marco Bessa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gheorghe Cunea in the 35th minute of play. Marco Bessa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gheorghe Cunea's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute Kevin Quintanilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radu Isaicu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute Filip Panțuru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Bessa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 45 minutes, Filip Panțuru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Steaua Bucuresti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filip Panțuru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Januário Domingos came free with the goalkeeper in the 46th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Radu Isaicu could save by the left post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aron Ciorăscu to make the kick off. Steaua Bucuresti's Radu Isaicu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Quintanilha in the 55th minute of play. In the 55th minute Kevin Quintanilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radu Isaicu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gheorghe Cunea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the match, AD Pontassolense's goal looked a bit too open when Aron Ciorăscu came free, but Marco Bessa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radu Isaicu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giuseppe Catarinense in the 64th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aron Ciorăscu got free with Marco Bessa in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, AD Pontassolense's Albino Caetano got a free kick in the 67th minute. Steaua Bucuresti made a substitution. Ferdinand Vasiliu replaced Marcu Şerbănoiu. In the 69th minute, Albino Caetano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iulian Ciuvică took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marco Bessa. AD Pontassolense's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Aron Ciorăscu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Bessa having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Filip Panțuru made a precise shot to the right of Marco Bessa. AD Pontassolense's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 83 minutes into the game, Aron Ciorăscu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marco Bessa. Aron Ciorăscu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Costin Ştirbu lost his temper 90 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Steaua Bucuresti getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Costin Ştirbu hit a great ball. Januário Domingos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Radu Isaicu. Steaua Bucuresti's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Radu Isaicu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Quintanilha, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The AD Pontassolense supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Steaua Bucuresti's performance. The match ended with a win for Steaua Bucuresti.
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