Prized/Friendly Cup

Estádio Cercadinho
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Niceto Gagriel kicked off to start the match. A collision led to New York Red Bulls getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Remus Bercea hit a great ball. A collision led to New York Red Bulls getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Remus Bercea hit a great ball. Dong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Schiau in the 10th minute of the match. Dong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marian Balint's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. A collision led to Cercadinho getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Nando Matorin hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Balint in the 17th minute of play forced Cercadinho's goalkeeper Dong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st match minute, New York Red Bulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristinel Alamaru to maneuver through the defense. The attack was good, but when Marian Balint in the 24th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Eduardo Pereyra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Balint, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Remus Bercea hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Carolo Urki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Eduardo Pereyra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Eduardo Pereyra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 38 minutes New York Red Bulls's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elói Koehler who took care of the corner kick. Elói Koehler made a great header on Cercadinho's corner, it was just that New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marian Balint in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44thth minute of the game Marian Balint who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cercadinho's Dong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 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.

In the 50th minute, Teodoro Fontes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marian Balint's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dong firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of New York Red Bulls booed when Cercadinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nando Matorin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marin Emilianu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Remus Bercea hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When Niceto Gagriel came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Cercadinho 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 Niceto Gagriel couldn't finish the play. Cercadinho's Dong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Balint in the 67th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Carolo Urki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eduardo Pereyra was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Eduardo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Gagriel, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Marian Balint sped through Cercadinho's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dong. Dong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Balint, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Dong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Emilianu, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's goal looked a bit too open when Marin Emilianu came free, but Dong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute George Schiau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute Marian Balint shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 91 played minutes Cercadinho got a freekick which was hit by Nando Matorin. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Schiau in the 93rd minute of play forced Cercadinho's goalkeeper Dong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niceto Gagriel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the final whistle sounded New York Red Bulls left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cercadinho.