Prized/Friendly Cup

Claudiu Maior
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Nistor Cantemir 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. Emanuel Fernandez hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Deivid Lopes might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mihail Gheție. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Deivid Lopes ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 7 minutes, Elder Moreno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nas Horas Vagas F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elder Moreno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Elder Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Conrado Ceresso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ovidiu Negoescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Nas Horas Vagas F.C getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Jarbas de Castro hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the match, Nistor Cantemir had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Conrado Ceresso. Nas Horas Vagas F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nistor Cantemir was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Conrado Ceresso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manuel Gherase in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the game, Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Ovidiu Negoescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Conrado Ceresso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 27th minute, Manuel Gherase left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 33rd minute, Deivid Lopes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 34 played minutes Nas Horas Vagas F.C got a freekick which was hit by Jarbas de Castro. 37 minutes into the match, Nistor Cantemir notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Nas Horas Vagas F.C's Conrado Ceresso. Conrado Ceresso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nistor Cantemir came free with the goalkeeper in the 40th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Conrado Ceresso could save by the left post. In the 42nd match minute, Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Gherase to maneuver through the defense. Conrado Ceresso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Calistrat Baicea went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

In the 52ndth minute of the game Nistor Cantemir who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nas Horas Vagas F.C's Conrado Ceresso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Nas Horas Vagas F.C's Elder Moreno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mihail Gheție narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Deivid Lopes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mihail Gheție read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Conrado Ceresso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ovidiu Negoescu in the 57th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Ovidiu Negoescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. After some careless play in the Nas Horas Vagas F.C defense, Nistor Cantemir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Conrado Ceresso. The Nas Horas Vagas F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Conrado Ceresso should have stopped the shot. In the 72nd minute, Isac Bucurescu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Conrado Ceresso came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Ovidiu Negoescu. But to his dismay, Ovidiu Negoescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 10-0 when Nistor Cantemir sped through Nas Horas Vagas F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Conrado Ceresso. In the 84th minute Manuel Gherase shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conrado Ceresso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nas Horas Vagas F.C's Conrado Ceresso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nistor Cantemir in the 87th minute of play. Nas Horas Vagas F.C were furious when Luís Gustavo Pimenta was red carded, 88 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 95 minutes, Manuel Gherase mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely and the Nas Horas Vagas F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th minute, Manuel Gherase hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 98 minutes into the match, Manuel Gherase had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Conrado Ceresso. Nas Horas Vagas F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Gherase was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely had played much better football throughout.