Friendly League

Pit of Bodom
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ionică Iriza started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, English Fire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iurie Rădoi to maneuver through the defense. Vlad Belu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vlad Belu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 6th match minute, English Fire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Giuverdea to maneuver through the defense. Vlad Belu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, Clube Atlético Luziense's goalkeeper Jairo Fonseca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manole Silişteanu. In the 9th match minute, Clube Atlético Luziense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardinho Dante to maneuver through the defense. Vlad Belu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fernando de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After 17 played minutes English Fire got a freekick which was hit by Cătălin Bădiță. Geraldo de Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th match minute, English Fire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valer Hăulică to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Geraldo de Sena 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. Vlad Belu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Durval Luz in the 29th minute of play. After a rather tough play, English Fire's Valer Hăulică got a free kick in the 30th minute. Vlad Belu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fernando de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Luís Fernando de Moraes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vlad Belu. English Fire's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Fernando de Moraes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Geraldo de Sena struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Vlad Belu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clube Atlético Luziense. Valer Hăulică kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Flavinho Luz kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Ionică Iriza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jairo Fonseca having to interfere. After 47 minutes of play, Clube Atlético Luziense's Luís Fernando de Moraes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vlad Belu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Geraldo de Sena made the kick off in the second half. In the 58thth minute of the game Ionică Iriza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Clube Atlético Luziense's Jairo Fonseca was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iacob Chiose's late challenge caught a Clube Atlético Luziense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iacob Chiose helped the player get up and apologised. Clube Atlético Luziense made a substitution. Erasmo Toscano replaced Geraldo de Sena. In the 62nd match minute, English Fire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iacob Chiose to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 62 minutes, Flavinho Luz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube Atlético Luziense's supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavinho Luz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 68th minute, Manole Silişteanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clube Atlético Luziense made a substitution. Cristian Urbano replaced Gerson Furlan. Luís Fernando de Moraes struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Vlad Belu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clube Atlético Luziense. If Erasmo Toscano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flavinho Luz hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. A collision led to Clube Atlético Luziense getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Erasmo Toscano hit a great ball. In the 76th minute, Eduard Giuverdea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Clube Atlético Luziense defense, Valer Hăulică kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jairo Fonseca. The Clube Atlético Luziense fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jairo Fonseca should have stopped the shot. Vlad Belu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Fernando de Moraes's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Vlad Belu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erasmo Toscano in the 86th minute. In the 89th match minute, English Fire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iustinian Pădure to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Clube Atlético Luziense eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.