Friendly League

Julius Caesar Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kelly Loomis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 11 minutes into the game, Glen Carmona was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Columbia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Diamond Crown FC the free kick. A collision led to Columbia getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Glen Carmona hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Verzea in the 16th minute of play forced Columbia's goalkeeper Freddie Parish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Costin Verzea fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Artem Ustinov did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Freddie Parish 18 minutes into the match. Costin Verzea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Costin Verzea had several of the Columbia's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 26 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Freddie Parish as he didn't even see the shot coming. Costin Verzea struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Freddie Parish didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Diamond Crown FC. Costin Verzea scored 4-0 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Freddie Parish, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Costin Verzea in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Freddie Parish prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Costin Verzea might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Freddie Parish. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Costin Verzea ran back to his position shaking his head. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

56 minutes into the match, Columbia's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Simão came free, but Freddie Parish reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 60 minutes of play, Diamond Crown FC's Costin Verzea made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Freddie Parish was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Costin Verzea put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Freddie Parish. The supporters of Diamond Crown FC booed when Columbia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sol Franklin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Costin Verzea in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Freddie Parish prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Costin Verzea blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Freddie Parish having to make a save. Freddie Parish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costin Verzea in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Verzea in the 80th minute of play forced Columbia's goalkeeper Freddie Parish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Columbia getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Glen Carmona hit a great ball. Costin Verzea might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Freddie Parish. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Costin Verzea ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Verzea in the 84th minute of play forced Columbia's goalkeeper Freddie Parish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 86 played minutes Diamond Crown FC got a freekick which was hit by Júlio Soares. 88 minutes into the game, Costin Verzea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Freddie Parish was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 92nd minute, Costin Verzea got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Costin Verzea took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Freddie Parish. Freddie Parish dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Diamond Crown FC had played much better football throughout.