Prized/Friendly Cup

Diego Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ricardo Bernard hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Avram Ortacu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Denis Lawrence. Descamisados CF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Dorin Popeneciu came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Juventus Țiu 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 Dorin Popeneciu couldn't finish the play. In the 10th match minute, Descamisados CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blas Francho to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Popeneciu in the 11th minute of play forced Descamisados CF's goalkeeper Denis Lawrence to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Dorin Popeneciu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus Țiu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Descamisados CF the free kick. After a rather tough play, Juventus Țiu's Dorin Popeneciu got a free kick in the 14th minute. Denis Lawrence made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Mihele in the 20th minute of play. Marius Bălașa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Gustau, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Descamisados CF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hernán Diaz in the 26th minute. The corner led Descamisados CF's Hernán Diaz to fire away a dangerous shot which Marius Bălașa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Popeneciu in the 28th minute of play forced Descamisados CF's goalkeeper Denis Lawrence to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Jorge Gustau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marius Bălașa was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. The supporters of Descamisados CF booed when Juventus Țiu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorin Popeneciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Gustau got free with Marius Bălașa in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anibal Gau charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anibal Gau the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Juventus Țiu made a substitution. Nae Stoian replaced Sorin Nițescu. The supporters of Juventus Țiu booed when Descamisados CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anibal Gau didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Descamisados CF defense, Daniel Mihele kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Denis Lawrence. The Descamisados CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Denis Lawrence should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Marius Bălașa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Gustau in the 54th minute of the match. In the 58th minute Daniel Mihele shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Lawrence saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Dorin Popeneciu made a precise shot to the right of Denis Lawrence. Descamisados CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Claudiu Tăutu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Denis Lawrence firmly grabbed it by the left post. Daniel Mihele struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Denis Lawrence didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventus Țiu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Gustau in the 79th minute of play forced Juventus Țiu's goalkeeper Marius Bălașa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd play minute Daniel Mihele came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Denis Lawrence. 0-3. Juventus Țiu's Marius Bălașa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blas Francho in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th match minute, Descamisados CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruben Iturri to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Juventus Țiu getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ionuț Stuparu hit a great ball.

The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Juventus Țiu walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.