Friendly League

Alb cu Negru
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Tudor Bărbânță started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 16th minute Kiko Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iulian Bucurescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the FC UNIREA Alba Iulia defense, Fernandinho Veiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iulian Bucurescu. The FC UNIREA Alba Iulia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iulian Bucurescu should have stopped the shot. In the 22nd minute, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Gigi Câmpeanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Edgar Sabóia. Edgar Sabóia yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. The supporters of Braga Junior FC booed when FC UNIREA Alba Iulia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cornel Câmpeanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 31 played minutes, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Florin Astafiei shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edgar Sabóia came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC UNIREA Alba Iulia reached it. 33 minutes into the match, Braga Junior FC's goalkeeper Edgar Sabóia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuel Finteșteanu. Emanuel Finteșteanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Sabóia having to interfere. Edgar Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alin Agud in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tudor Bărbânță in the 38th minute of play forced Braga Junior FC's goalkeeper Edgar Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Iulian Bucurescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernandinho Veiga in the 43rd minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kiko Neves made a kick off. Edgar Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gigi Câmpeanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Edgar Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tudor Bărbânță in the 55th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Cornel Câmpeanu got a free kick in the 57th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's zone, Kiko Neves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iulian Bucurescu came out of the goal and Kiko Neves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tudor Bărbânță fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Sabóia having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Tudor Bărbânță ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgar Sabóia was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 78th match minute, Braga Junior FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Válbson Arce to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Alin Agud ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgar Sabóia was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. When Fernandão Neiva fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Braga Junior FC's protests and gave Fernandão Neiva a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Braga Junior FC's Fernandão Neiva got a free kick in the 90th minute. When the referee ended the match the FC UNIREA Alba Iulia players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.