Friendly League

Ranaghy
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bradigan McJohn started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nae Bala in the 3rd minute of play forced Ranaghy's goalkeeper Iarla Colwell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilian Bistreanu made in the 5th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ranaghy's Brendan McSteve. 9 minutes into the match, Ranaghy's Bradigan McJohn sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victor Urducea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 14th minute, Mircea Urseanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iarla Colwell was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 21st minute, Brendan McSteve hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iarla Colwell came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Mediasch's Mihnea Niculcea. But to his dismay, Mihnea Niculcea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rowen Matthews during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ranaghy! The referee gave Mediasch a penalty, 31 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Narcis Jivulescu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ranaghy's Iarla Colwell. 0-3. Iarla Colwell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisc Romanescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 37th minute of the game was made by Emilian Bistreanu with Iustinian Ţirpe as target, who quickly passed the ball forward.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Urseanu in the 54th minute of play forced Ranaghy's goalkeeper Iarla Colwell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rowen Matthews hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nae Bala got free with Iarla Colwell in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Mediasch's zone, Bradigan McJohn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victor Urducea came out of the goal and Bradigan McJohn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Mihnea Niculcea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the game, Aurel Porumboiu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mediasch's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ranaghy the free kick. Aurel Porumboiu kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Victor Urducea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bradigan McJohn in the 82nd minute of play. A collision led to Mediasch getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Mihnea Niculcea hit a great ball. In the 84th minute, Bradigan McJohn 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. Mihnea Niculcea might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iarla Colwell. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mihnea Niculcea ran back to his position shaking his head. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Mediasch had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.