Prized/Friendly Cup

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Calistrat Macarie started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Zestafoni's Calistrat Macarie got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 4th minute, Cheng Zhan Sheng reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ignatius Casasola. The goal made the score 1-0. 6 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Pedrosa came free, but Costin Jecu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costin Jecu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Pedrosa in the 7th minute of play. In the 8thth minute of the game Cheng Zhan Sheng who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Zestafoni's Ignatius Casasola was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ignatius Casasola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Calistrat Macarie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Costin Jecu having to make a save. 14 minutes into the game, Cheng Zhan Sheng lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Ignatius Casasola. Ignatius Casasola stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cheng Zhan Sheng's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after FC Zestafoni's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Liviu Gogu took the corner. 22 minutes into the game, Jan-Erik Magnusson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Costin Jecu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC Zestafoni's Ignatius Casasola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save FC Zestafoni from getting a goal against them. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Costin Jecu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Erik Magnusson in the 28th minute of play. Ignatius Casasola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 29th minute. Costin Jecu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Pedrosa in the 31st minute of play. Ignatius Casasola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, FC Zestafoni's goal looked a bit too open when Liviu Gogu came free, but Ignatius Casasola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Calistrat Macarie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zhang Hong Ke charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zhang Hong Ke the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th minute there was a penalty for FC Zestafoni. Jan-Erik Magnusson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Costin Jecu. 2-2. 46 minutes into the match, FC Zestafoni's goalkeeper Ignatius Casasola had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Liviu Gogu. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cheng Zhan Sheng to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute Cheng Zhan Sheng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignatius Casasola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute Cheng Zhan Sheng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignatius Casasola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Helge Kozub got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ignatius Casasola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liviu Gogu, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Zestafoni's goalkeeper Ignatius Casasola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ignatius Casasola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Șerban Antim got a free kick in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the match, FC Zestafoni's goal looked a bit too open when Cheng Zhan Sheng came free, but Ignatius Casasola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after FC Zestafoni's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Liviu Gogu took the corner. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Zestafoni's goalkeeper Ignatius Casasola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 74th match minute, FC Zestafoni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Vallines to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the match, FC Zestafoni's Carlos Pedrosa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Costin Jecu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Zestafoni's goalie prevented a goal. In the 81st minute Carlos Pedrosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Jecu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan-Erik Magnusson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Costin Jecu came out and tried to block the shot, but Jan-Erik Magnusson slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 83rd minute. Ignatius Casasola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Helge Kozub, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Ignatius Casasola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Gogu in the 90th minute of the match. Jan-Erik Magnusson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Costin Jecu having to make a save. 91 minutes into the match, FC Zestafoni's Jan-Erik Magnusson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Costin Jecu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ignatius Casasola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 93rd minute of play. After 95 minutes, Liviu Gogu made it 3-3 with a short kick to the right side. FC Zestafoni's Ignatius Casasola tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The FC Zestafoni players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- from taking control. The game ends in a draw.