Prized/Friendly Cup

Franck Ribery Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vasile Blănaru started the match with the kick off. Costin Botescu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Karol Czempa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jens-Uwe Schram's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Tudor was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 12th minute Peio Bouzas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Tudor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Real Mangalia - BTF's attack was well implemented in the 12th minute, but when Peio Bouzas was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Vasile Blănaru received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Costin Botescu came out and tried to block the shot, but Vasile Blănaru slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 14th minute. Costin Botescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Czempa in the 18th minute of play. Karol Czempa struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Costin Botescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Progresul Pitesti. Progresul Pitesti's Martin Tudor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jens-Uwe Schram in the 24th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Paco Rabanera ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martin Tudor was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Vasile Blănaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Costin Botescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florin Logofătu in the 36th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Progresul Pitesti's Ezkerra Villasana got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Paco Rabanera hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

In the 59th minute Leonard Moise shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Botescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paco Rabanera in the 60th minute of play forced Progresul Pitesti's goalkeeper Martin Tudor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Vasile Blănaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Botescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karol Czempa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paco Rabanera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martin Tudor having to make a save. 73 minutes into the match, Chorache Tofiño notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Real Mangalia - BTF's Costin Botescu. Costin Botescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ezkerra Villasana kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Martin Tudor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens-Uwe Schram, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. When Karol Czempa came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Progresul Pitesti 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 Karol Czempa couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Real Mangalia - BTF's Hafız Onur got a free kick in the 80th minute. Leonard Moise scored 4-1 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Costin Botescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Progresul Pitesti's Martin Tudor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jens-Uwe Schram in the 95th minute of play. Progresul Pitesti walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.