Prized/Friendly Cup

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kalju Õun got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goal looked a bit too open when Kalju Õun came free, but Narcis Cozorici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th match minute, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vlad Zâncă to maneuver through the defense. After 4 played minutes, FS Kilomani's Lennart Õlg shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Narcis Cozorici 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 FS Kilomani reached it. The supporters of FS Kilomani booed when White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vlad Zâncă didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s zone, Thanos Tulin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Narcis Cozorici came out of the goal and Thanos Tulin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eugen Butuc kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Narcis Cozorici didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kalju Õun went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Kalju Õun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Narcis Cozorici was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. When FS Kilomani's Kalju Õun in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalie prevented a goal. Maarek Lõpp's late challenge caught a White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maarek Lõpp helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- booed when FS Kilomani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maarek Lõpp didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Kalju Õun notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Narcis Cozorici. Narcis Cozorici was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Narcis Cozorici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kalju Õun in the 32nd minute of play. When FS Kilomani's Kalju Õun in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalie prevented a goal. If Thanos Tulin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Narcis Cozorici made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kalju Õun in the 40th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eugen Butuc made a kick off. When Eugen Butuc came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- 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 Eugen Butuc couldn't finish the play. Ilie Măgureanu struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Edmund Tenno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-. Narcis Cozorici made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maarek Lõpp in the 55th minute. Narcis Cozorici made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kalju Õun in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Õlg in the 58th minute of play forced White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Narcis Cozorici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 61 in the game by Lennart Õlg from a close distance when the talented Narcis Cozorici managed to make a qualified save. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s players were relieved. Narcis Cozorici made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kalju Õun in the 62nd minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Kalju Õun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Narcis Cozorici. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kalju Õun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Narcis Cozorici successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. FS Kilomani's Edmund Tenno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilie Măgureanu in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FS Kilomani's Kalju Loik got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 83rd minute, Ivan Mereuță hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Maarek Lõpp from long distance, 84 minutes into the match, got Narcis Cozorici's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Narcis Cozorici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Õlg, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Eugen Butuc got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FS Kilomani eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.