Prized/Friendly Cup

MORRISON PARK
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dragoş Arnăuțescu kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Iurie Ilie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Manuel Lovinescu made a huge save. Jaspar De Weijgaert blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Lovinescu having to make a save. When THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Jaspar De Weijgaert in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Oltul Slatina's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpected shot in the 15th minute by Costel Macavei got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Jaspar De Weijgaert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaspar De Weijgaert blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Lovinescu having to make a save. Manuel Lovinescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaspar De Weijgaert in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute Jaspar De Weijgaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Lovinescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, FC Oltul Slatina's Manuel Lovinescu got control of the ball when Iurie Ilie tried to sneak it across the goal line. Costel Macavei made in the 30th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Oltul Slatina's Gelu Coman. Jaspar De Weijgaert might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manuel Lovinescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaspar De Weijgaert ran back to his position shaking his head. Manuel Lovinescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaspar De Weijgaert, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olimpiu Antoniu to make the kick off. After 57 minutes, Jaspar De Weijgaert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the THE CRYSTAL SHIP and the FC Oltul Slatina players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to THE CRYSTAL SHIP getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Jaspar De Weijgaert hit a great ball. In the 58th minute Jose Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Tarcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Lovinescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaspar De Weijgaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Oltul Slatina's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iurie Ilie was slow to take the kick. During this time THE CRYSTAL SHIP's players had a chance to rest. Iurie Ilie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Lovinescu having to interfere. Manuel Lovinescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaspar De Weijgaert in the 68th minute of the match. Manuel Lovinescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iurie Ilie, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute of the match THE CRYSTAL SHIP got a corner. FC Oltul Slatina's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iurie Ilie ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC Oltul Slatina made a substitution. Horea Vrejiu replaced Gelu Coman. The audience was convinced that Jaspar De Weijgaert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Lovinescu was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 80th minute of the match THE CRYSTAL SHIP got a corner. FC Oltul Slatina's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iurie Ilie ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Oltul Slatina's goalie and right to Cazimir Gogea. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Oltul Slatina's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Jaspar De Weijgaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Jaspar De Weijgaert came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jaspar De Weijgaert couldn't finish the play. When Jaspar De Weijgaert came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jaspar De Weijgaert couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Jaspar De Weijgaert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Lovinescu was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Manuel Lovinescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jaspar De Weijgaert's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, Jaspar De Weijgaert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robert Tarcu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olimpiu Antoniu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. THE CRYSTAL SHIP were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Oltul Slatina for a fine match.