Prized/Friendly Cup

CRYSTYAN Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luizão Varela took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Petrică Bulă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júnior Cardozo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute, Dorin Herescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Júlio Pena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Călin Cluceru having to interfere. Júnior Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petrică Bulă in the 16th minute of the match. With a little luck, FC BARCELONA's Júnior Cardozo got control of the ball when Mihnea Jula tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th minute, Patrick Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Sergiu Buciu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júnior Cardozo was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Călin Cluceru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Pena in the 26th minute of the match. A collision led to ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Iustin Pamfil hit a great ball. Marquinhos Severo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 29 minutes into the match. In the 30th match minute, FC BARCELONA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marquinhos Severo to maneuver through the defense. Júnior Cardozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iustin Pamfil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Mihnea Jula dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Júnior Cardozo, 1-0. Iustin Pamfil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Sergiu Buciu came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sergiu Buciu couldn't finish the play. Júnior Cardozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petrică Bulă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mihnea Jula to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mihnea Jula in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Júnior Cardozo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Júnior Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petrică Bulă in the 57th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Mihnea Jula put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Júnior Cardozo. In the 74th match minute, FC BARCELONA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luizão Varela to maneuver through the defense. After 74 played minutes, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Iustin Pamfil shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Júnior Cardozo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ reached it. In the 82nd match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Berevoescu to maneuver through the defense. If Iustin Pamfil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Júnior Cardozo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mihnea Jula's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, FC BARCELONA's Júlio Pena got a free kick in the 87th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ had played much better football throughout.