Friendly League

Teatrul Viselor
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zvonimir Prestin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Saltuk Erva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Todor in the 4th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, PoWer SC 2K5's Paul Mertesacker got a free kick in the 7th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Scorpions -MM-'s Gelu Roșeanu tried to score from far away in the 8th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Lautaro Acosta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 14 minutes into the game, Paul Mertesacker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PoWer SC 2K5's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Scorpions -MM- the free kick. After a rather tough play, PoWer SC 2K5's Paul Mertesacker got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute of the match Gelu Roșeanu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but David Rotariu skillfully saved the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Scorpions -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Zvonimir Prestin came free, but Saltuk Erva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Numan Tanuğur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute, Lautaro Acosta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute of the match Jonas Klinsmann shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saltuk Erva showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Osvaldo Bero came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and David Rotariu could save by the left post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Numan Tanuğur to make the kick off. Bayezit Tecmil made in the 51st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Scorpions -MM-'s Drew Zaelani. Scorpions -MM-'s Drew Zaelani managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bayezit Tecmil in the 52 minute of the game. Bayezit Tecmil made in the 54th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Scorpions -MM-'s Drew Zaelani. Bayezit Tecmil made in the 56th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Scorpions -MM-'s Osvaldo Bero. Numan Tanuğur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Rotariu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Scorpions -MM-'s Drew Zaelani quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Bayezit Tecmil, made in the 60th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leon Matthäus got free with Saltuk Erva in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Scorpions -MM- made a substitution. Sergiu Golescu replaced Lautaro Acosta. Scorpions -MM-'s Edgar Matela was substituted for Gelu Roșeanu. After 65 minutes Scorpions -MM-'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jonas Klinsmann who took care of the corner kick. The corner led PoWer SC 2K5's Jonas Klinsmann to fire away a dangerous shot which Saltuk Erva despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. David Rotariu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergiu Golescu in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Hector Todor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saltuk Erva was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 71stth minute of the game Zvonimir Prestin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Scorpions -MM-'s Saltuk Erva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Numan Tanuğur in the 73rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Numan Tanuğur's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Rotariu was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. A collision led to PoWer SC 2K5 getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Matthew Wagner hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the match, Scorpions -MM-'s Sergiu Golescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that David Rotariu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 87 played minutes PoWer SC 2K5 got a freekick which was hit by Leon Matthäus. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergiu Golescu in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Rotariu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zvonimir Prestin in the 92nd minute of play forced Scorpions -MM-'s goalkeeper Saltuk Erva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. PoWer SC 2K5 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.