Official Cup

Subaru Park
Spectators: 178 (Terracing: 134, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) The audience thought a goal was coming when Humberto Saron got free with Carlos Alberto Salgado in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Philadelphia Union FC's Carlos Alberto Salgado threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Humberto Saron, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, UFC Puturoasa's Carlos Alberto Salgado got control of the ball when Humberto Saron tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Sângeorzan in the 10th minute of play forced Philadelphia Union FC's goalkeeper Dmytro Zhak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to UFC Puturoasa getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Alexei Caraman hit a great ball. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Philadelphia Union FC's goalkeeper Dmytro Zhak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carlos Alberto Salgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Humberto Saron's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 32 minutes into the game, when Oleg Petrunya put in a rough tackle. Dmytro Zhak had in the 33rdth minute some difficulties stopping Emil Sângeorzan's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Emil Sângeorzan scored 0-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dmytro Zhak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 41st minute Emil Sângeorzan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmytro Zhak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emil Juravschi made a kick off. The attack was good, but when Emil Juravschi in the 51st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Dmytro Zhak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Juravschi in the 57th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Philadelphia Union FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Juravschi came free, but Dmytro Zhak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Philadelphia Union FC's Tymur Drabenyuk was substituted for Humberto Saron. Philadelphia Union FC made a substitution. Domenico Costacurta replaced Denys Babak. Gaudencio Bermudez charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaudencio Bermudez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gaudencio Bermudez kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Philadelphia Union FC's Dmytro Zhak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Philadelphia Union FC from getting a goal against them. Dmytro Zhak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexei Caraman, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. UFC Puturoasa were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Philadelphia Union FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Emil Sângeorzan took the corner. The corner led UFC Puturoasa's Emil Sângeorzan to fire away a dangerous shot which Dmytro Zhak despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Philadelphia Union FC's Dmytro Zhak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Spãtaru in the 74th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Stefan Vanghele's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dmytro Zhak was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. In the last second Dmytro Zhak throw himself and got hold of the ball when Stefan Vanghele in the 78thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Domenico Costacurta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Carlos Alberto Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Philadelphia Union FC's Myroslav Zanevskyi got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Philadelphia Union FC's Dmytro Zhak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Philadelphia Union FC from getting a goal against them. Emil Sângeorzan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Dmytro Zhak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dmytro Zhak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Juravschi in the 87th minute of play. After 91 minutes, Alexei Caraman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UFC Puturoasa and the Philadelphia Union FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Alexei Caraman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, Myroslav Zanevskyi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Alberto Salgado. UFC Puturoasa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Myroslav Zanevskyi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The UFC Puturoasa players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.