Prized/Friendly Cup

Queen Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Balint in the 2nd minute of play forced Emerald's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th match minute, New York Red Bulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marin Emilianu to maneuver through the defense. Maxim Necșulescu kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 12th match minute, New York Red Bulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxim Necșulescu to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ferdinand Condrea got free with Eduardo Pereyra in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra got control of the ball when Victor Piţurcă tried to sneak it across the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Maxim Necșulescu in the 22nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Emerald's Damian Furlit. Traian Tatomir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Bogdan Lobonț tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Vermeşan in the 25th minute of play. Victor Piţurcă might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eduardo Pereyra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victor Piţurcă ran back to his position shaking his head. New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Piţurcă in the 33rd minute of play. Emerald's attentive 梅国崇 managed to snatch the ball when Maxim Necșulescu made a throw-in in the 37th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Piţurcă in the 41st minute of play forced New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Eduardo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes New York Red Bulls got a freekick which was hit by Maxim Necșulescu. If Traian Tatomir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Marian Balint made the kick off in the second half. Eduardo Pereyra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Vermeşan in the 52nd minute of play. Victor Piţurcă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eduardo Pereyra having to make a save. Eduardo Pereyra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Piţurcă in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute Victor Piţurcă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Gabriel Vermeşan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eduardo Pereyra was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Eduardo Pereyra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Victor Piţurcă's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Victor Piţurcă 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. 74 minutes into the match, New York Red Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Piţurcă came free, but Eduardo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, New York Red Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Piţurcă came free, but Eduardo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to New York Red Bulls getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Maxim Necșulescu hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, New York Red Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Piţurcă came free, but Eduardo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Emerald fans cheered their team off the field, for while New York Red Bulls had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.