Prized/Friendly Cup

Unicorns Temple
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tudor Bodea started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 7 minutes, Dorin Plăcintă mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Unicorns ™ and the Academia Rio players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Academia Rio booed when Unicorns ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorin Plăcintă didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Horia Irimescu in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isac Drâmba saved Unicorns ™ from getting behind. After 13 minutes, Teodor Dan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Academia Rio and the Unicorns ™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Academia Rio's Teodor Dan got a free kick in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Academia Rio's goalkeeper Nechifor Epure had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurel Huștiu. Isac Drâmba came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Academia Rio's Horia Irimescu. But to his dismay, Horia Irimescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 30 played minutes Unicorns ™ got a freekick which was hit by Mugur Siniştean. Nechifor Epure made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Boc in the 32nd minute of play. In the 37th minute, Mugur Siniştean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute of the match Horia Berceanu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Isac Drâmba showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ştefan Petru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isac Drâmba having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 53rd minute Codrin Boc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nechifor Epure saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 57 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by János Oltean. In the 59th match minute, Unicorns ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Codrin Boc to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Academia Rio's Nae Martinescu got a free kick in the 61st minute. Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Horia Irimescu 64 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. Nechifor Epure didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tudor Bodea went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. After 88 minutes, Nae Martinescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Academia Rio and the Unicorns ™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nae Martinescu hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Ştefan Petru kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.