Prized/Friendly Cup

La Bombonera
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Matias Bilintx started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sporting de Gijón's Dante Fernendo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orçun Yalınalp in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orçun Yalınalp in the 12th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Dante Fernendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Gong Jun Feng got control of the ball when Denis Bonadona tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sporting de Gijón were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Saturnino Curcio took the corner. Gong Jun Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Bilintx, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Orçun Yalınalp came free, but Dante Fernendo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gong Jun Feng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Bilintx in the 25th minute of the match. Dante Fernendo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iulian Pietreanu in the 26th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Iulian Pietreanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Fernendo. Sporting de Gijón's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iulian Pietreanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Alejandro Rufo kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Eustacio Loiola got a free kick in the 37th minute. Dante Fernendo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iulian Pietreanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Gong Jun Feng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denis Bonadona in the 41st minute.

50 minutes into the game, Iulian Pietreanu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Dante Fernendo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gong Jun Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejandro Rufo, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Dante Fernendo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marciano Cambranes. Sporting de Gijón's Venancio Emesto was substituted for Denis Bonadona. In the 63rd minute of the match FC UNIREA Alba Iulia got a corner. Sporting de Gijón's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marciano Cambranes ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Gigel Horhoianu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dante Fernendo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dante Fernendo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iulian Pietreanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Dante Fernendo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Orçun Yalınalp showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 71 minute of play. Sporting de Gijón's Mario Zanabria was substituted for Alejandro Rufo. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Wilson Arósio managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilson Arósio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Fernendo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Curcio in the 79th minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Gong Jun Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Gigel Horhoianu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Esteban Ekaitz in the 81 minute of the game. Sporting de Gijón's Rune Fanström got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Wilson Arósio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Matias Bilintx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gong Jun Feng was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.