Prized/Friendly Cup

La Bombonera
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Blas-Armando Giunta started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Amadeo Panpili's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Angel Comizzo was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. The supporters of Batalionul U23 Dorobanti booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lautaro Blanco didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Ernie Ball sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Desiderio Frederik narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Lautaro Blanco in the 9th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Gavril Bobei. When Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Ernie Ball in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting de Gijón's goalie prevented a goal. Sporting de Gijón's Desiderio Frederik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernie Ball in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th match minute, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mădălin Geamănu to maneuver through the defense. Desiderio Frederik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernie Ball, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 18th match minute, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernie Ball to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting de Gijón's zone, Ernie Ball stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Desiderio Frederik came out of the goal and Ernie Ball tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 23rd minute Ernie Ball shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Desiderio Frederik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Blas-Armando Giunta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Angel Comizzo was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Desiderio Frederik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernie Ball in the 31st minute of play. After 37 played minutes Sporting de Gijón got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Blanco. Desiderio Frederik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernie Ball in the 38th minute of play. Angel Comizzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blas-Armando Giunta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting de Gijón's Desiderio Frederik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Tristan in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Ernie Ball sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Desiderio Frederik narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 47th minute Diego Tristan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Desiderio Frederik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Ernie Ball made the kick off in the second half. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Ernie Ball got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 56 minutes, Lautaro Blanco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting de Gijón and the Batalionul U23 Dorobanti players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lautaro Blanco hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Sporting de Gijón's Aaron Anselmino was substituted for Cristian Medina. A collision led to Sporting de Gijón getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Lautaro Blanco hit a great ball. Desiderio Frederik was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Ernie Ball capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ernie Ball really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. Sporting de Gijón's Gustavo Quintin was substituted for Eloy Timo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas-Armando Giunta in the 72nd minute of play forced Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Angel Comizzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas-Armando Giunta in the 72nd minute of play forced Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's goalkeeper Angel Comizzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Sporting de Gijón getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Damián Šilha hit a great ball. Quique Doro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Desiderio Frederik made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernie Ball got free with Desiderio Frederik in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd minute, Arnoldo Ubarna made a precise shot to the right of Angel Comizzo. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 86th minute, Blas-Armando Giunta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ernie Ball struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Desiderio Frederik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Batalionul U23 Dorobanti. Desiderio Frederik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Tristan in the 92nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Batalionul U23 Dorobanti's Mădălin Geamănu got a free kick in the 94th minute. Batalionul U23 Dorobanti were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.