Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Baron Neuman
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Róbert Benkó kicked off to start the match. Róbert Benkó might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Claudiu Cezar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Róbert Benkó ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 4th minute, Róbert Benkó ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Claudiu Cezar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Róbert Benkó might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Claudiu Cezar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Róbert Benkó ran back to his position shaking his head. Albert Barbăneagră made in the 13th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Eric Râznicu however managed to control. Róbert Benkó took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Claudiu Cezar. Claudiu Cezar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbert Benkó in the 17th minute of play forced ITA Arad's goalkeeper Claudiu Cezar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Róbert Benkó made a precise shot to the right of Claudiu Cezar. ITA Arad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Claudiu Cezar came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Armada's Róbert Benkó. But to his dismay, Róbert Benkó quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. A sloppy throw-in by Albert Barbăneagră in the 24th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Armada's Ma Feng Sen. Armada's Róbert Benkó got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 26th minute, Eric Râznicu fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Róbert Benkó blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claudiu Cezar having to make a save. 28 minutes into the match, ITA Arad's goal looked a bit too open when Róbert Benkó came free, but Claudiu Cezar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute Róbert Benkó shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudiu Cezar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Róbert Benkó sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the ITA Arad defense, Róbert Benkó kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudiu Cezar. The ITA Arad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudiu Cezar should have stopped the shot. ITA Arad's Claudiu Cezar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbert Benkó in the 38th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Róbert Benkó managed to get in a good position for a shot. Armada's supporters rose to their feet, but Róbert Benkó was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudiu Cezar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Róbert Benkó scored 0-6 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Claudiu Cezar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 43 minutes into the match, Róbert Benkó had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Claudiu Cezar. ITA Arad's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Róbert Benkó was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. The supporters of ITA Arad booed when Armada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ma Feng Sen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Róbert Benkó recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Victor Dobrotă made a kick off. After 60 minutes, Róbert Benkó made it 0-8 with a short kick to the right side. ITA Arad's Claudiu Cezar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 64 minutes, Róbert Benkó made it 0-9 with a short kick to the right side. ITA Arad's Claudiu Cezar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 67 minutes into the game, Róbert Benkó cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Claudiu Cezar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Ma Feng Sen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Armada's supporters rose to their feet, but Ma Feng Sen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudiu Cezar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74th minute, Róbert Benkó left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Armada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. In the 77th minute of the game Albert Barbăneagră made a throw-in which Eric Râznicu played forward. In the 82nd minute, Armada's Róbert Benkó dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-12. In the 87th minute Felix Tiberian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Färid Mondragón saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Róbert Benkó was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 88th minute. Armada's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Rivaldo Esquerdo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.