Prized/Friendly Cup

Rural Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Orçun Yalınalp kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Duncan Hatfield's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baldomiro Txindoki was relentless in the 2nd minute of the game. 10 minutes into the match, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Baldomiro Txindoki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Matos. Lucas Matos struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Baldomiro Txindoki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nychyporivka Ψ. After a rather tough play, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Wilson Arósio got a free kick in the 14th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Duncan Hatfield got free with Baldomiro Txindoki in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eric Luican fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Junilă having to interfere. After 23 played minutes FC UNIREA Alba Iulia got a freekick which was hit by Wilson Arósio. The audience was convinced that Wilson Arósio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dan Junilă was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Dan Junilă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orçun Yalınalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Baldomiro Txindoki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Baldomiro Txindoki stood somewhat misplaced when Duncan Hatfield came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 30 minute. With his leg Baldomiro Txindoki managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Nychyporivka Ψ's Duncan Hatfield fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Dan Junilă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qian Chao Tian in the 34th minute of play. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Baldomiro Txindoki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duncan Hatfield in the 39th minute of play. In the 45th minute Orçun Yalınalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Junilă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dan Junilă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orçun Yalınalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Duncan Hatfield stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Lucas Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baldomiro Txindoki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duncan Hatfield in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Duncan Hatfield left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nychyporivka Ψ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. If Duncan Hatfield had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dan Junilă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Luican in the 63rd minute of play. Baldomiro Txindoki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Duncan Hatfield's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Nychyporivka Ψ's goalkeeper Dan Junilă had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilson Arósio. With a little luck, Nychyporivka Ψ's Dan Junilă got control of the ball when Qian Chao Tian tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dan Junilă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Petrică Cândreanu in the 71st minute. Baldomiro Txindoki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duncan Hatfield in the 75th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Nychyporivka Ψ's goalkeeper Dan Junilă had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilson Arósio. Duncan Hatfield scored 3-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Baldomiro Txindoki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Lucas Matos came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Nychyporivka Ψ 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 Lucas Matos couldn't finish the play. Baldomiro Txindoki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Duncan Hatfield's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. 90 minutes into the match, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goal looked a bit too open when Duncan Hatfield came free, but Baldomiro Txindoki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Wilson Arósio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dan Junilă. Nychyporivka Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilson Arósio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Nychyporivka Ψ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.