Prized/Friendly Cup

Pildesti Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Octav Mergea started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Paul Stănoiu made a precise shot to the right of Eric Frântu. FC Steaua Pildesti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Adam Buș hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Constantin Muslea got a free kick in the 14th minute. If Rareș Ficsinescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Gheorghe Vlăsiu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Steaua Pildesti's supporters rose to their feet, but Gheorghe Vlăsiu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Viorel Crăcană breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paul Stănoiu kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. When Cornel Gabor fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's protests and gave Cornel Gabor a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Narcis Amânaloae got a free kick in the 31st minute. Vali Dinculescu hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Steaua Pildesti's zone, Paul Stănoiu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eric Frântu came out of the goal and Paul Stănoiu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 35 played minutes FC Steaua Pildesti got a freekick which was hit by Adam Buș. Paul Stănoiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Frântu having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paul Stănoiu made a kick off. Eric Frântu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paul Stănoiu in the 51st minute. Adam Buș blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Viorel Crăcană having to make a save. After 62 played minutes GoooooooooooooooooooooooL got a freekick which was hit by Constantin Muslea. In the 66thth minute of the game Rareș Ficsinescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Viorel Crăcană was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Paul Stănoiu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eric Frântu. That made the score 2-2 in the 72 minute of play. After 78 minutes of play, FC Steaua Pildesti's Adam Buș made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Viorel Crăcană was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the GoooooooooooooooooooooooL defense, Rareș Ficsinescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Viorel Crăcană. The GoooooooooooooooooooooooL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Viorel Crăcană should have stopped the shot. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Viorel Crăcană played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Vlăsiu in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Steaua Pildesti's Robert Achifoaiei got a free kick in the 91st minute. 94 minutes into the game, Rareș Ficsinescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Viorel Crăcană was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.