Prized/Friendly Cup

Purple Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diego Goos made the kick off which started today's match. Octav Cordescu hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After 15 played minutes Purple Talents got a freekick which was hit by Donato Azevedo. 16 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's goal looked a bit too open when Matei Filipoiu came free, but Iker Carabajal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 played minutes A4p FC Gad got a freekick which was hit by Nechifor Sorin. Olimpiu Târlea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Batistuta in the 23rd minute of play. After 25 minutes, Matei Filipoiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A4p FC Gad and the Purple Talents players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th minute, Matei Filipoiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 26 minutes, Christof Bernage managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Purple Talents's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christof Bernage was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 27 minutes into the game, Felix Grigoroiu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A4p FC Gad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Purple Talents the free kick. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Felix Grigoroiu hit a great ball. With a little luck, A4p FC Gad's Olimpiu Târlea got control of the ball when Michel Batistuta tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 34 played minutes A4p FC Gad got a freekick which was hit by Felix Grigoroiu. A4p FC Gad's Remus Chițes managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Vladislav Antonov in the 36 minute of the game. Purple Talents's Iker Carabajal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petru Tărău in the 37th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Petru Tărău in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iker Carabajal saved Purple Talents from getting behind. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Petru Tărău was the one to do the kick off. In the 55thth minute of the game Michel Batistuta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A4p FC Gad's Olimpiu Târlea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the A4p FC Gad defense, Michel Batistuta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olimpiu Târlea. The A4p FC Gad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olimpiu Târlea should have stopped the shot. A4p FC Gad's Olimpiu Târlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Batistuta in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiradet Do Bonde to maneuver through the defense. After 63 played minutes Purple Talents got a freekick which was hit by Tiradet Do Bonde. After some careless play in the A4p FC Gad defense, Michel Batistuta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olimpiu Târlea. The A4p FC Gad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olimpiu Târlea should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the A4p FC Gad defense, Michel Batistuta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olimpiu Târlea. The A4p FC Gad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olimpiu Târlea should have stopped the shot. Iker Carabajal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petru Tărău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Petru Tărău shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Carabajal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Purple Talents's goalie and right to Felix Grigoroiu. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Purple Talents's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Batistuta in the 84th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Olimpiu Târlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A4p FC Gad's Olimpiu Târlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Batistuta in the 89th minute of play. Iurie Sima charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iurie Sima the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Iurie Sima hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Batistuta in the 91st minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Olimpiu Târlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.