Franck Ribery Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vasile Blănaru got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Progresul Pitesti's goal looked a bit too open when Gareth Avalos came free, but Martin Tudor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chorache Tofiño in the 8th minute of play forced TOP™ O Justiceiro MZ's goalkeeper Reinaldo de Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vasile Blănaru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Reinaldo de Carvalho made a huge save. Vasile Blănaru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Reinaldo de Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Tudor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Martin Tudor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Andrade in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir Andrade in the 23rd minute of play forced Progresul Pitesti's goalkeeper Martin Tudor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vasile Blănaru got free with Reinaldo de Carvalho in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute Dedê Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Tudor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê Simão in the 30th minute of play forced Progresul Pitesti's goalkeeper Martin Tudor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Magno Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Tudor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Tudor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. With a little luck, TOP™ O Justiceiro MZ's Reinaldo de Carvalho got control of the ball when Vasile Blănaru tried to sneak it across the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Progresul Pitesti's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Andrade came free, but Martin Tudor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Magno Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Tudor was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. TOP™ O Justiceiro MZ's Reinaldo de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chorache Tofiño in the 43rd minute of play. After having played for 45 minutes, Vasile Blănaru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Progresul Pitesti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vasile Blănaru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dedê Simão to make the kick off. The supporters of TOP™ O Justiceiro MZ booed when Progresul Pitesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boyde Palmington didn't get a good kick on the ball. Progresul Pitesti's Martin Tudor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Progresul Pitesti from getting a goal against them. Martin Tudor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Andrade in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute Vasile Blănaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reinaldo de Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Paulo Marinho hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Martin Tudor made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Vladimir Andrade sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karol Czempa in the 72nd minute of play forced TOP™ O Justiceiro MZ's goalkeeper Reinaldo de Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Tudor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Andrade in the 76th minute of play. Reinaldo de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Czempa in the 77th minute of play. Martin Tudor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gareth Avalos in the 79th minute of play. Reinaldo de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Czempa in the 81st minute of play. Martin Tudor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Tudor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedê Simão in the 84th minute of play. Progresul Pitesti's Martin Tudor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dedê Simão in the 87th minute of play. In the 91st match minute, TOP™ O Justiceiro MZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.
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