Official Cup

SIBIU STADIUM
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) FC Berea's Adam Posteucă 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. Grêmio 20 Julho's João Adolfo de Andrade quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eric Dărmănescu, made in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 3rd minute of the match João Adolfo de Andrade sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dacian Iurea skillfully saved the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Eric Dărmănescu in the 5th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Grêmio 20 Julho's João Adolfo de Andrade. Edgar Panțâru hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Claudinho Toscano sped through FC Berea's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dacian Iurea. With his leg Jonathan Zanette managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when FC Berea's Adam Ghițulescu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of FC Berea booed when Grêmio 20 Julho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Téo Pires didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Zanette made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Adam Ghițulescu sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Ghițulescu in the 23rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Valdemar de Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dacian Iurea was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Valdemar de Amaral sped through FC Berea's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dacian Iurea. In the 33rd minute, Ivo Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Zanette was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Berea Luca. In the 36th minute, Claudinho Toscano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dacian Iurea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Dacian Iurea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinho Toscano in the 42nd minute of play. Jonathan Zanette was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Adam Posteucă capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adam Posteucă really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valdemar de Amaral to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Valdemar de Amaral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Berea's Dacian Iurea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dacian Iurea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valdemar de Amaral's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Valdemar de Amaral did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Dacian Iurea 57 minutes into the match. FC Berea's Dacian Iurea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar de Amaral in the 60th minute of play. Jonathan Zanette showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Simuţ in the 61st minute of the match. Valdemar de Amaral's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Dacian Iurea skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Valdemar de Amaral in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dacian Iurea, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 65 minutes of play, Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdemar de Amaral made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dacian Iurea was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jonathan Zanette showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Simuţ in the 74th minute of the match. Dacian Iurea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar de Amaral in the 76th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Valdemar de Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dacian Iurea was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 76thth minute of the game Valdemar de Amaral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Berea's Dacian Iurea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the last second Dacian Iurea throw himself and got hold of the ball when Valdemar de Amaral in the 76thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Valdemar de Amarals short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Dacian Iurea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With his leg Dacian Iurea managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdemar de Amaral fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet as Téo Pires kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dacian Iurea. That made the score 1-7 in the 86 minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Ghițulescu came free, but Jonathan Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Neves charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Neves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 94th minute Basarab Arotăriței shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Zanette saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Grêmio 20 Julho 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.