Friendly League

P. Alexandru Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eusebiu Buznea kicked off to start the match. Enrico Tassotti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arrigo Capone stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eusebiu Buznea's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gonzo Style f.c's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edgar Oblemenco was slow to take the kick. During this time F.C. YKE's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Gonzo Style f.c's goalie and right to Avram Chiru. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Gonzo Style f.c's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. When %teams%'s Eusebiu Buznea was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 12 minutes into the game. Arrigo Capone was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Gonzo Style f.c's Arrigo Capone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Gonzo Style f.c from getting a goal against them. After 16 minutes Gonzo Style f.c's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edgar Oblemenco who took care of the corner kick. Eusebiu Buznea was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Avram Chiru charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Avram Chiru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 18 played minutes F.C. YKE got a freekick which was hit by Avram Chiru. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebiu Buznea in the 26th minute of play forced Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Arrigo Capone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arrigo Capone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicodim Zbârcea, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Diego Staniscia lost his temper 32 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Gonzo Style f.c:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of F.C. YKE:s goal. Edgar Oblemenco shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Augusto Vieri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gonzo Style f.c's Arrigo Capone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicodim Zbârcea in the 40th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eusebiu Buznea in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arrigo Capone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eusebiu Buznea succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 43rd playminute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Achille Luciano was the one to do the kick off. Arrigo Capone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebiu Buznea in the 53rd minute of play. When F.C. YKE's Eusebiu Buznea in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gonzo Style f.c's goalie prevented a goal. Arrigo Capone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebiu Buznea in the 56th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Avram Chiru in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arrigo Capone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eusebiu Buznea struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Arrigo Capone didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C. YKE. The audience was convinced that Eusebiu Buznea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arrigo Capone was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gonzo Style f.c's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edgar Oblemenco was slow to take the kick. During this time F.C. YKE's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Edgar Oblemenco got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arrigo Capone quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Augusto Vieri fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gonzo Style f.c's protests and gave Augusto Vieri a yellow card for diving instead. After 66 played minutes Gonzo Style f.c got a freekick which was hit by Augusto Vieri. 66 minutes into the match, Gonzo Style f.c's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebiu Buznea came free, but Arrigo Capone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicodim Zbârcea in the 67th minute of play forced Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Arrigo Capone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arrigo Capone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebiu Buznea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Eusebiu Buznea sped through Gonzo Style f.c's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arrigo Capone. In the 82nd minute Eusebiu Buznea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arrigo Capone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Avram Chiru ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arrigo Capone was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 91st match minute, Gonzo Style f.c was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Pelliccioni to maneuver through the defense. In the 94thth minute of the game Eusebiu Buznea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gonzo Style f.c's Arrigo Capone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Avram Chiru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Arrigo Capone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. F.C. YKE's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.