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Match Report
Vale Verde
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristiano Messi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Vale Verde defense, Iurie Dimofte kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aron Dahlbom. The Vale Verde fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aron Dahlbom should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in RAPID 1923's zone, Cristiano Messi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentin Manu came out of the goal and Cristiano Messi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristiano Messi took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valentin Manu. Valentin Manu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Ramiro Vasconcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vale Verde's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramiro Vasconcelos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Manu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 24 minutes, Waldemar Matorin made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. RAPID 1923's Valentin Manu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Vale Verde fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Vale Verde's Cristiano Messi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 34 minutes of play, Vale Verde's Cristiano Messi made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valentin Manu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Valentin Manu was a little too slow when Ramiro Vasconcelos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 5-2. In the 40th minute Iurie Dimofte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Dahlbom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristiano Messi in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valentin Manu saved RAPID 1923 from getting behind. Aron Dahlbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iurie Dimofte, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Cristiano Messi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Valentin Manu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Waldemar Matorin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iurie Dimofte to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Ramiro Vasconcelos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vale Verde fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Petru Pătrașcu managed to get in a good position for a shot. RAPID 1923's supporters rose to their feet, but Petru Pătrașcu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aron Dahlbom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manuel Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 7-2 when Cristiano Messi sped through RAPID 1923's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Valentin Manu. After 64 minutes of play, Vale Verde's Cristiano Messi made it 8-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valentin Manu was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Vale Verde fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Vale Verde's Cristiano Messi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 9-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 80 minutes into the game, Cristiano Messi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-2. Valentin Manu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hamílton Valle's late challenge caught a RAPID 1923's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hamílton Valle helped the player get up and apologised. 82 minutes into the game, one of Vale Verde:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cristiano Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Manu having to interfere. Valentin Manu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Messi in the 89th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Cristiano Messi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valentin Manu was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-3. Cristiano Messi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Valentin Manu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristiano Messi in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valentin Manu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Vale Verde had played much better football throughout.
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