Prized/Friendly Cup

GURZUN
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nikolas Kafkalas took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC GURZUN's Sérgio Vargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Tõnuri in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC GURZUN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. David Brătescu was slow to take the kick. During this time ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that David Brătescu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sérgio Vargas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Jan Tõnuri put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Sérgio Vargas. 12 minutes into the match, ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nae Hurmuzache. Nae Hurmuzache could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Matthew Benjamin made a huge save. After having played for 15 minutes, Jan Tõnuri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jan Tõnuri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nae Hurmuzache got free with Matthew Benjamin in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the match, Jan Tõnuri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sérgio Vargas. FC GURZUN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan Tõnuri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 24thth minute of the game Jan Tõnuri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC GURZUN's Sérgio Vargas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by David Brătescu in the 25th minute. FC GURZUN's Sérgio Vargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Tõnuri in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nae Hurmuzache came free, but Matthew Benjamin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Tõnuri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sérgio Vargas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, Jan Tõnuri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Sérgio Vargas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jan Tõnuri made a kick off. After some careless play in the FC GURZUN defense, Jan Tõnuri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sérgio Vargas. The FC GURZUN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sérgio Vargas should have stopped the shot. Jan Tõnuri might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sérgio Vargas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Tõnuri ran back to his position shaking his head. FC GURZUN's Sérgio Vargas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save FC GURZUN from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Jan Tõnuri put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Sérgio Vargas. In the 66th minute Nae Hurmuzache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Benjamin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sérgio Vargas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Krzysztof Kaleta in the 68th minute. ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by David Brătescu in the 69th minute. David Brătescu made a great header on ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's corner, it was just that FC GURZUN's Sérgio Vargas managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Patrido in the 70th minute of play forced ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC GURZUN's Sérgio Vargas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save FC GURZUN from getting a goal against them. In the 74th minute of the match ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC got a corner. FC GURZUN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Brătescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's Kees Enzing was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sérgio Vargas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 81 minutes of play, ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's Krzysztof Kaleta made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sérgio Vargas was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC GURZUN's Vlad Posteucă was substituted for Moise Cigu. In the 86th minute Nae Hurmuzache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Benjamin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's Matthew Benjamin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ettore Madaio in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Alexandru Ghionea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC GURZUN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC the free kick. In the 89th minute, Alexandru Ghionea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandru Ghionea kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. With a little luck, FC GURZUN's Sérgio Vargas got control of the ball when Krzysztof Kaleta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Krzysztof Kaleta in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sérgio Vargas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Matthew Benjamin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matei Cozmâncă in the 96th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.