Prized/Friendly Cup

Virginia Bolten
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dorel Amarandei kicked off to start the match. Marius Lăcătuș received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Candido Quinteros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Eusebio Veronica cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Simon Milian was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nicanor Sayveon lost his temper 11 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 12th match minute, Acratas Unidos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Sayveon to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Diagur in the 12th minute of play forced Acratas Unidos's goalkeeper Candido Quinteros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Candido Quinteros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorel Amarandei, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 21st minute, Placido Ilazki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Simon Milian was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 25 minutes into the match, Acratas Unidos's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Rutenio came free, but Candido Quinteros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Milian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Handi in the 27th minute. Marius Lăcătuș received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Candido Quinteros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Placido Ilazki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Lăcătuș in the 36th minute of play forced Acratas Unidos's goalkeeper Candido Quinteros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Acratas Unidos's Candido Quinteros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Rutenio in the 38th minute of play. In the 44th minute, Jonathan Handi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Candido Quinteros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dorel Amarandei went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 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 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cecilio Felipillo made a kick off. Acratas Unidos's Candido Quinteros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Acratas Unidos from getting a goal against them. In the 55th minute, Dorel Amarandei ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Candido Quinteros was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After 63 played minutes Acratas Unidos got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Sazon. Candido Quinteros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Rutenio, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Candido Quinteros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Rutenio in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th match minute, Espirillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximiliano Seguinus to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th match minute, Acratas Unidos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prudencio Roderigo to maneuver through the defense. When Espirillo FC's Dorel Amarandei in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Acratas Unidos's goalie prevented a goal. If Dorel Amarandei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Marius Lăcătuș fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Espirillo FC's protests and gave Marius Lăcătuș a yellow card for diving instead. Simon Milian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cecilio Felipillo in the 87th minute of the match. Simon Milian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cecilio Felipillo in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Espirillo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Felipillo came free, but Simon Milian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Acratas Unidos's goalkeeper Candido Quinteros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Diagur. When Jairo Rutenio came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Espirillo FC 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 Jairo Rutenio couldn't finish the play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.