Prized/Friendly Cup

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the game, Nathan Leyburn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leicester Lions's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- the free kick. The supporters of White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- booed when Leicester Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nathan Leyburn didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th match minute, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vlad Zâncă to maneuver through the defense. Costin Șipoș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Simon Slater made a huge save. If Verne Silvester had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simon Slater showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugen Butuc, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Costin Șipoș got free with Simon Slater in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 26 minutes, Costin Șipoș managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Costin Șipoș was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 27th minute Max Wills shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narcis Cozorici saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simon Slater was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eugen Butuc showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 40 minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eugen Butuc to strike the kick off in the second half. Eugen Butuc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Simon Slater tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Costin Șipoș scored 2-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Simon Slater, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Costin Șipoș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Eugen Butuc came free, but Simon Slater reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 78 minutes into the game, when Rod Reading put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Leicester Lions's Rod Reading got a free kick in the 79th minute. Ivan Mereuță struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Simon Slater didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-. Simon Slater made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugen Butuc in the 84th minute of play. Narcis Cozorici made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nathan Leyburn in the 86th minute. In the 86th minute, Ashley Hamilton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Verne Silvester hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Max Wills charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Max Wills the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- had won after a very even match.