Friendly League

Emirates Stadium
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. Sven-Edvin Sävström started the match with the kick off. Karl Göransson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Cristinel Gabriel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 minutes into the game, Matei Iorgu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arsenal FC the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! 9 minutes into the match, Bo Backman notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Cristinel Gabriel. Cristinel Gabriel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sven-Edvin Sävström scored 2-0 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristinel Gabriel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Einar Hedström put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Cristinel Gabriel. Iustin Pamfil made in the 21st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Mircea Lucescu immediately put the ball in play. If Einar Hedström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ioan Lupulescu came free, but Andreas Möller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arsenal FC's Einar Hedström got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Karl Göransson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristinel Gabriel having to interfere. Ioan Lupulescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristinel Gabriel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sven-Edvin Sävström went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score.

The wind increased when Mircea Lucescu made the kick off in the second half. Karl Göransson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristinel Gabriel having to interfere. After a rather tough play, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Emanuel Molodețiu got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 60thth minute of the game Mircea Lucescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arsenal FC's Andreas Möller was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 60th match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hubert Alén to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sven-Edvin Sävström in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristinel Gabriel saved ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s zone, Sven-Edvin Sävström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristinel Gabriel came out of the goal and Sven-Edvin Sävström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 74 minutes into the game, Narcis Flamaropol was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arsenal FC the free kick. The supporters of Arsenal FC booed when ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narcis Flamaropol didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Andreas Möller had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mircea Lucescu. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Ioan Lupulescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ioan Lupulescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andreas Möller breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matei Iorgu to maneuver through the defense. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Arsenal FC had played much better football throughout.