Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Bote
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silvano Arano kicked off to start the match. Granicerul's Remus Vuia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Granicerul from getting a goal against them. David Matthew showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinu Pelin, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. David Matthew took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jack Ares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the match, Tao Kuan Hai had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Remus Vuia. Granicerul's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tao Kuan Hai was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Granicerul! In the 14th minute, Alejandro Martinez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Huarriors AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Huarriors AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Valeriu Zoreanu was slow to take the kick. During this time Granicerul's players had a chance to rest. Granicerul's Valeriu Zoreanu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but David Matthew in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. David Matthew made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Simion in the 26th minute of play. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Granicerul's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carl Cassilly was slow to take the kick. During this time Huarriors AFC's players had a chance to rest. When Granicerul's Dinu Pelin in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Huarriors AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Remus Vuia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejandro Martinez, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Ares in the 40th minute of play forced Huarriors AFC's goalkeeper David Matthew to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42ndth minute of the game Jack Ares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Huarriors AFC's David Matthew was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. David Matthew made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iordache Ioneasa in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dinu Pelin was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Ares in the 51st minute of play forced Huarriors AFC's goalkeeper David Matthew to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Huarriors AFC's David Matthew played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinu Pelin in the 61st minute of play. In the 68th minute, Roque Fernanco 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. Huarriors AFC made a substitution. Boguslaw Karaszkiewicz replaced Stig-Ove Mager. Huarriors AFC's Gaspar Precioso was substituted for Tao Kuan Hai. After having played for 74 minutes, Jack Ares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Granicerul's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jack Ares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Remus Vuia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejandro Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.