Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Lunatics of Arianrhod's Henry Hamberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Shi Ming Sheng struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Eugenio Manfredi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stiinta-Univ.. Stiinta-Univ. were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after Lunatics of Arianrhod's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Viteazul Flore took the corner. The corner led to Stiinta-Univ.'s Aurel Panait getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Hibai in the 23rd minute of play forced Stiinta-Univ.'s goalkeeper Eulalio Urbasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shi Ming Sheng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Eugenio Manfredi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eugenio Manfredi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shi Ming Sheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Panait in the 28th minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Eugenio Manfredi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Ming Sheng in the 31st minute of play. Eulalio Urbasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Hibai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Ming Sheng in the 36th minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eugenio Manfredi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Ming Sheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fedele Panza charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fedele Panza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd minute Shi Ming Sheng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Manfredi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fedele Panza kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Stiinta-Univ.'s Șerban Rușanu was substituted for Virgil Oargă. Fedele Panza kicked well hit freekick during the 49th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 50th minute, Shi Ming Sheng managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stiinta-Univ.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Shi Ming Sheng was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eugenio Manfredi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Stiinta-Univ. were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When Stiinta-Univ.'s Shi Ming Sheng in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalie prevented a goal. Joel Hibai's late challenge caught a Stiinta-Univ.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joel Hibai helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Lunatics of Arianrhod getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Joel Hibai hit a great ball. Ivar Lindqvist took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eugenio Manfredi. Eugenio Manfredi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 66 minutes, Ivar Lindqvist made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Eugenio Manfredi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 72 minutes into the match, Stiinta-Univ.'s goal looked a bit too open when Henry Hamberg came free, but Eulalio Urbasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eugenio Manfredi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivar Lindqvist in the 75th minute. If Aurel Panait had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eugenio Manfredi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 81st minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. Eulalio Urbasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Hibai, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Shi Ming Sheng received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eugenio Manfredi came out and tried to block the shot, but Shi Ming Sheng slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 90th minute. After 97 played minutes Stiinta-Univ. got a freekick which was hit by Elari Jutt. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Stiinta-Univ. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.