Prized/Friendly Cup

Stelian - Ivan Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Meng Di Jun started the match with the kick off. Frederico Pinheiro hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Miguel Marin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wagner Doro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miguel Marin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wagner Doro in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meng Di Jun in the 13th minute of play forced Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Igor Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Paul Stoian threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Dezassete's Quintino Prates quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Igor Kelemen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Miguel Marin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karl-Michael Brask in the 17th minute. The supporters of FC Dezassete booed when Batalionul U23 Dorobanti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ponce Cruzado didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meng Di Jun in the 22nd minute of play forced Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Igor Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goal looked a bit too open when Meng Di Jun came free, but Igor Kelemen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Meng Di Jun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Kelemen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Batalionul U23 Dorobanti defense, Meng Di Jun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Igor Kelemen. The Batalionul U23 Dorobanti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Igor Kelemen should have stopped the shot. If Meng Di Jun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Igor Kelemen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meng Di Jun in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ernie Ball stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mugur Bejan's late challenge caught a FC Dezassete's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mugur Bejan helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes Batalionul U23 Dorobanti got a freekick which was hit by Mugur Bejan. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hamlet Häfliger was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Dezassete's players had a chance to rest. When FC Dezassete's Meng Di Jun in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalie prevented a goal. Igor Kelemen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Meng Di Jun showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 65 minute of play. Meng Di Jun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Igor Kelemen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. If Ernie Ball had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Igor Kelemen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meng Di Jun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Dezassete were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hamlet Häfliger took the corner. You made a great header on FC Dezassete's corner, it was just that Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Igor Kelemen managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Branco Tinto in the 83rd minute of play forced Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Igor Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Marin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernie Ball, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamlet Häfliger received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Igor Kelemen came out and tried to block the shot, but Hamlet Häfliger slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 86th minute. FC Dezassete's Miguel Marin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernie Ball in the 88th minute of play. Frederico Pinheiro charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frederico Pinheiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 91 played minutes FC Dezassete got a freekick which was hit by Frederico Pinheiro. In the 94th minute, Frederico Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Dezassete eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.