Prized/Friendly Cup

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dwayne Clement started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ovidiu Bojin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dwayne Clement in the 3rd minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Ovidiu Bojin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacques Stovall. Ovidiu Bojin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Caldwell, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Aurelian Iosif hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. DeMarcus Sandoval received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ovidiu Bojin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 minutes of play, New England Minas's Victor Caldwell made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ovidiu Bojin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Miles Newsome took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leontin Hâldan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mario Hayes was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 23 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Mario Hayes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the match, New England Minas's Jacques Stovall sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ovidiu Bojin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 29th minute Adrian Miniș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miles Newsome saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Aurelian Iosif hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Leontin Hâldan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ovidiu Bojin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacques Stovall in the 38th minute. Leontin Hâldan took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Miles Newsome. Miles Newsome dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 44th minute DeMarcus Sandoval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidiu Bojin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leontin Hâldan to make the kick off. New England Minas's Victor Caldwell got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Miles Newsome made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelian Iosif in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. DeMarcus Sandoval hit a great ball. When Jacques Stovall came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the New England Minas 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 Jacques Stovall couldn't finish the play. When DeMarcus Sandoval came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the New England Minas 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 DeMarcus Sandoval couldn't finish the play. Keith Braxton hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Keith Braxton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ovidiu Bojin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Niculae Măgureanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. DeMarcus Sandoval fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidiu Bojin having to interfere. The supporters of Champions Iasi booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Keith Braxton didn't get a good kick on the ball.