Prized/Friendly Cup

Queen Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lisandro Nuñez got the match started through his kick off. Léon Valin got a throw-in 6 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Shao Zhen Xiao. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisandro Nuñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisandro Nuñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. SAN LORENZO FC's Shao Zhen Xiao was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bogdan Lobonț in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisandro Nuñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Bogdan Lobonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro Nuñez in the 26th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, SAN LORENZO FC's Lisandro Nuñez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bogdan Lobonț made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Lisandro Nuñez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Emerald's Victor Piţurcă sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dario Astigar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 33rd minute Lisandro Nuñez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Lobonț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Emerald's goal looked a bit too open when Lisandro Nuñez came free, but Bogdan Lobonț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Emerald's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 41 minutes into the match, Lisandro Nuñez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bogdan Lobonț. Emerald's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lisandro Nuñez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Lisandro Nuñez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Bogdan Lobonț tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Victor Piţurcă stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dario Astigar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Vermeşan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 54 minutes SAN LORENZO FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaime Carioca who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of SAN LORENZO FC's goalie and right to Ferdinand Condrea. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. SAN LORENZO FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 57th minute, Gabriel Vermeşan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Emerald fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The audience was convinced that Victor Piţurcă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dario Astigar was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. SAN LORENZO FC's Dario Astigar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Vermeşan in the 69th minute of play. SAN LORENZO FC made a substitution. Ciriaco Cordarrell replaced Lisandro Nuñez. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciriaco Cordarrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Victor Piţurcă took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dario Astigar. Dario Astigar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Gabriel Mălaimare kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, SAN LORENZO FC's Shao Zhen Xiao tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When the referee blew the final whistle, Emerald could leave the field as winners, despite SAN LORENZO FC having more of the ball for most of the match.