Friendly League

Rasnita
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Torbjörn Nilsson got the match started through his kick off. Horia Tătaru's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nechifor Curuțiu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Nechifor Curuțiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horia Tătaru in the 15th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Horia Tătaru in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nechifor Curuțiu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Preator Edikt's goalkeeper Jim Hellström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, Preator Edikt's Horia Tătaru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nechifor Curuțiu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nechifor Curuțiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horia Tătaru in the 26th minute of play. Nechifor Curuțiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Horia Tătaru's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iustinian Pistol got free with Jim Hellström in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 39th minute, Preator Edikt's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Iosif Doicaru fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 46 minutes into the match, Preator Edikt's goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Ifrim came free, but Jim Hellström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nechifor Curuțiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Horia Tătaru's shot from short distance in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iustinian Pistol to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iustinian Pistol in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jim Hellström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nechifor Curuțiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horia Tătaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Joseph Nordlanders short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Nechifor Curuțiu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 78th minute, Michael Stor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Preator Edikt fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Iustinian Pistol charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iustinian Pistol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Iustinian Pistol hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After having played for 82 minutes, Michael Stor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Preator Edikt's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michael Stor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 90 played minutes Preator Edikt's Joseph Nordlander stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Nechifor Curuțiu stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Rasnita of the goal. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rasnita's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luís Gustavo Barbosa was slow to take the kick. During this time Preator Edikt's players had a chance to rest. Bernt Runeberg was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The Preator Edikt fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Preator Edikt's Michael Stor looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Preator Edikt supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Preator Edikt would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.