Prized/Friendly Cup

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Amânaloae started the match with the kick off. Adrian Spirea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Saul Gomez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5th minute, Adrian Spirea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alexandria Team08 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Laurențiu Popescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Gasteiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julian Adrio hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Saul Gomez was a little too slow when Bogdan Goma got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 2-0. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Adrian Spirea got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 15th play minute Manuel Amânaloae came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Saul Gomez. 3-0. Manuel Amânaloae scored 4-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Saul Gomez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Saul Gomez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Spirea in the 30th minute of play. Saul Gomez was a little too slow when Bogdan Goma got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Gasteiz in the 40th minute of play forced Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Laurențiu Popescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Alexandria Team08 booed when Stat Veritas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Frances didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Amânaloae didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 7-0 via right post in the game's 42nd minute. Alexandria Team08's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Alexandria Team08's Eduard Luncanu got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Bogdan Goma came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Alexandria Team08 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 Bogdan Goma couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 7-0.

After 53 minutes of play, Alexandria Team08's Manuel Amânaloae made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Saul Gomez was left in no man's land by his defense there! 56 minutes into the game, Alexandria Team08's Bogdan Goma nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saul Gomez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipe Gasteiz got free with Laurențiu Popescu in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Saul Gomez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Amânaloae, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Saul Gomez came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Alexandria Team08's Manuel Amânaloae. But to his dismay, Manuel Amânaloae quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. Stat Veritas FC's Saul Gomez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Amânaloae in the 71st minute of play. After 73 minutes, Manuel Amânaloae made it 11-0 with a short kick to the right side. Stat Veritas FC's Saul Gomez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 76th minute, Manuel Amânaloae ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saul Gomez was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. 81 minutes into the match, Stat Veritas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Amânaloae came free, but Saul Gomez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Alexandria Team08 booed when Stat Veritas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Venancio Lop didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Stat Veritas FC's goalkeeper Saul Gomez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Saul Gomez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Amânaloae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the game, Alexandria Team08's Tiberiu Iuga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saul Gomez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 13-0. After having played for 92 minutes, Adrian Spirea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alexandria Team08's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrian Spirea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Saul Gomez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Amânaloae, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Saul Gomez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Amânaloae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the Alexandria Team08 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.