Friendly League

Soccer Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cosmos Soccer Club's Ivan Ţopescu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 11 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's Ivan Ţopescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olav Suur narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's goal looked a bit too open when Cristo Quinito came free, but Dan Gheară reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 minutes of play, Punua's Prospero Santo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dan Gheară was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dan Gheară showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristo Quinito in the 32nd minute of the match. Dan Gheară took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristo Quinito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cosmos Soccer Club's Dan Gheară played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prospero Santo in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Santo in the 38th minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Dan Gheară to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Punua booed when Cosmos Soccer Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davis Doty didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Olav Suur managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when Cosmos Soccer Club's Iago Aspas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The Cosmos Soccer Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Punua were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristo Quinito stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Prudencio Bras came free with the goalkeeper in the 52nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dan Gheară could save by the left post. After having played for 55 minutes, Prospero Santo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Punua's supporters crossed their fingers, but Prospero Santo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dan Gheară showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristo Quinito in the 57th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Punua's Igor Leobardo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dan Gheară narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Igor Leobardo scored 0-2 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dan Gheară, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cosmos Soccer Club's Dan Gheară proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Cosmos Soccer Club from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute of the match, Prospero Santo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dan Gheară was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 69 minutes, Grant McKay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cosmos Soccer Club and the Punua players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th minute, Grant McKay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute, Prudencio Bras ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dan Gheară was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Punua's zone, Marcus Rush stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olav Suur came out of the goal and Marcus Rush tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dan Gheară showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristo Quinito, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Prudencio Bras kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The Punua players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.