Prized/Friendly Cup

Cordesti
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Amável Falcão made the kick off which started today's match. Eric Jitaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorin Popeneciu, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Juventus Țiu's Marius Bălașa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amável Falcão in the 9th minute of play. Alan Rutgeerts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marius Bălașa having to interfere. In the 14th minute Barnabé Sellier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marius Bălașa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marius Bălașa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Barnabé Sellier's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Alexandru Chiriloaie recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eric Jitaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Mihele in the 22nd minute of play. After 23 minutes of play, FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s Nico Schellander made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marius Bălașa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Nico Schellander got free with Marius Bălașa in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Rutgeerts in the 34th minute of play forced Juventus Țiu's goalkeeper Marius Bălașa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Jitaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Mihele in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Manuel Boteanu made a precise shot to the right of Eric Jitaru. FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. If Nico Schellander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Amável Falcão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marius Bălașa was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Nico Schellander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Juventus Țiu's Marius Bălașa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barnabé Sellier in the 51st minute of play. FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s Eric Jitaru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Boteanu in the 54th minute of play. Eric Jitaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorin Popeneciu, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Claudiu Tăutu's late challenge caught a FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claudiu Tăutu helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amável Falcão in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marius Bălașa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mihail Ignătoiu charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mihail Ignătoiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mihail Ignătoiu hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After 68 minutes of play, FC!Empire!Costy squad ™'s Amável Falcão made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marius Bălașa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marius Bălașa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amável Falcão in the 71st minute of the match. During the 72nd minute of the match Claudiu Tăutu completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Claudiu Tăutu a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 75th minute Dorin Popeneciu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Jitaru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marius Bălașa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan Rutgeerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niculae Tomoioagă in the 88th 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 90th minute, Nico Schellander made a precise shot to the right of Marius Bălașa. Juventus Țiu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 93rd minute Alan Rutgeerts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marius Bălașa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC!Empire!Costy squad ™ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Juventus Țiu for a fine match.