Prized/Friendly Cup

Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Junior Stover got the match started through his kick off. Emanuel Strugure hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Iulian Lovin kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. When Nichol Clark came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the BES MUDI BANDITS 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 Nichol Clark couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nichol Clark in the 13th minute of play forced FC Politehnica Timisoara's goalkeeper Tiberiu Mischie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Junior Stover lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Blake Kinnaird. Tiberiu Mischie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stewart Watson in the 19th minute of the match. Biddle Millar charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Biddle Millar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stewart Watson's late challenge caught a FC Politehnica Timisoara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stewart Watson helped the player get up and apologised. Stewart Watson kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. With a little luck, BES MUDI BANDITS's Blake Kinnaird got control of the ball when Pompiliu Cobzeanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nichol Clark in the 27th minute of play forced FC Politehnica Timisoara's goalkeeper Tiberiu Mischie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the game, BES MUDI BANDITS's Nichol Clark nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tiberiu Mischie made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodor Lucaci in the 34th minute of play forced BES MUDI BANDITS's goalkeeper Blake Kinnaird to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Politehnica Timisoara's Pompiliu Cobzeanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Blake Kinnaird. That made the score 3-1 after 37 minutes of play. After 41 played minutes BES MUDI BANDITS got a freekick which was hit by Biddle Millar. If Nichol Clark had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to FC Politehnica Timisoara getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Pompiliu Cobzeanu hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nichol Clark to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Pompiliu Cobzeanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ernest Eftimescu fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Politehnica Timisoara's protests and gave Ernest Eftimescu a yellow card for diving instead. Ernest Eftimescu kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Nichol Clark was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 54th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 59 minutes, Cosmin Aluchei mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Politehnica Timisoara and the BES MUDI BANDITS players grew even worse after the yellow card. BES MUDI BANDITS's Blake Kinnaird played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Junior Stover in the 61st minute of play. If Nichol Clark had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nichol Clark might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tiberiu Mischie. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nichol Clark ran back to his position shaking his head. Stewart Watson's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Tiberiu Mischie skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nichol Clark recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nichol Clark could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Tiberiu Mischie made a huge save. Tiberiu Mischie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichol Clark in the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, BES MUDI BANDITS's goal looked a bit too open when Teodor Lucaci came free, but Blake Kinnaird reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to BES MUDI BANDITS getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Todd Crampton hit a great ball. When Edmonds Askew fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BES MUDI BANDITS's protests and gave Edmonds Askew a yellow card for diving instead. Tiberiu Mischie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nichol Clark in the 82nd minute. Alex Paveliuc hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute, Mădălin Băcila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Politehnica Timisoara's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.