Official Cup

Viola
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Gzpn Timisoara's Sabin Tatomir 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. Augustin Bălăiță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacinto Ponte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filomeno Santana made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Adrian Trişcu sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Gzpn Timisoara's Toninho Donato got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute, Artur Caldas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Augustin Bălăiță was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 10th minute, Adrian Trişcu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Filomeno Santana. The goal made the score 1-1. After some careless play in the Gzpn Timisoara defense, Artur Caldas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Augustin Bălăiță. The Gzpn Timisoara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Augustin Bălăiță should have stopped the shot. Ion Donciu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filomeno Santana read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Filomeno Santana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabin Tatomir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrian Trişcu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Filomeno Santana made a huge save. Filomeno Santana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Trişcu, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The supporters of Gzpn Timisoara booed when AD FAFE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nick van Goetsenhoven didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filomeno Santana made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ion Donciu in the 26th minute. AD FAFE's Filomeno Santana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabin Tatomir in the 33rd minute of play. After 36 minutes Gzpn Timisoara's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jacinto Ponte who took care of the corner kick. The corner led AD FAFE's Gonçalo Freire to fire away a dangerous shot which Augustin Bălăiță despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Gonçalo Freire put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Augustin Bălăiță. Filomeno Santana made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Ion Donciu sent off a good shot on target. Augustin Bălăiță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Caldas in the 44th minute of play. Filomeno Santana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sabin Tatomir's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabin Tatomir in the 51st minute of play forced AD FAFE's goalkeeper Filomeno Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on Gzpn Timisoara's corner Adrian Trişcu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Filomeno Santana quite easily take care of the ball. In the 55th minute, David Rocastle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gzpn Timisoara's Sabin Tatomir got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Augustin Bălăiță made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artur Caldas in the 58th minute. Artur Caldass short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Augustin Bălăiță to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Filomeno Santana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabin Tatomir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filomeno Santana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Trişcu, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 67th minute, Noel Regueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Sabin Tatomir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filomeno Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When AD FAFE's Jacinto Ponte in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gzpn Timisoara's goalie prevented a goal. In the 78th minute Jacinto Ponte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augustin Bălăiță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Gzpn Timisoara's zone, Jacinto Ponte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Augustin Bălăiță came out of the goal and Jacinto Ponte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Ponte in the 87th minute of play forced Gzpn Timisoara's goalkeeper Augustin Bălăiță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filomeno Santana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Trişcu went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Sabin Tatomir sped through AD FAFE's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Filomeno Santana. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.