Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolás Valentini kicked off to start the match. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Baldomiro Txindoki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolás Valentini in the 3rd minute of play. In the 3rd minute Nicolás Valentini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomiro Txindoki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Nicolás Valentini hit a great ball. Ruben Sánchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petrică Cândreanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The audience was convinced that Sebastián Battaglia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baldomiro Txindoki was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 21 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Orçun Yalınalp came free, but Ruben Sánchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orçun Yalınalp in the 28th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Nicolás Valentini made a precise shot to the right of Baldomiro Txindoki. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 36 minutes of play, La Candela FC's Nicolás Valentini made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Baldomiro Txindoki was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nicolae Ungureanu hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. If Sebastián Battaglia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ruben Sánchez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orçun Yalınalp in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Orçun Yalınalp stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Arósio in the 52nd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's Nicolás Valentini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Baldomiro Txindoki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Nicolás Valentini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baldomiro Txindoki was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Baldomiro Txindoki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petrică Cândreanu in the 63rd minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben Sánchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petrică Cândreanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Hector Grabiel kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. La Candela FC's Roberto Rogel was substituted for Claudio Marangoni. After a rather tough play, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Hector Grabiel got a free kick in the 67th minute. Walter Samuel kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Ruben Sánchez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eric Luican went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After 74 minutes, Hector Grabiel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC UNIREA Alba Iulia and the La Candela FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Hector Grabiel got a free kick in the 75th minute. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orçun Yalınalp in the 85th minute of play. Nicolás Valentini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Baldomiro Txindoki made a huge save. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Miguel Nicolau hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Mariano Jordy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. La Candela FC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's much stronger midfield.