Friendly League

Takeshi Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Miguel Sanches started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, FC Lëtzebuerg's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Pancu came free, but Jorge Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Bociort, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iosif Găman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Jorge Bittencourt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Lëtzebuerg's Adrian Duldurescu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alfonso Nastasio, made in the 25th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Sanches in the 26th minute of play forced F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Iacob Povară to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Miguel Sanches notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Iacob Povară. Iacob Povară was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jorge Bittencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sorin Cupșa, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghe Bociort in the 44th minute of play forced FC Lëtzebuerg's goalkeeper Jorge Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Bittencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Găman in the 45th minute of play. Alfonso Nastasio kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gheorghe Bociort was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, FC Lëtzebuerg's Miguel Sanches sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iacob Povară narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC Lëtzebuerg's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adrian Duldurescu in the 55th minute. FC Lëtzebuerg's Adrian Duldurescu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Iacob Povară in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With an all-out effort, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Jorge Bittencourt threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gheorghe Bociort, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Iulian Nicorici could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Jorge Bittencourt made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iosif Găman got free with Jorge Bittencourt in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the game, Alfonso Nastasio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Lëtzebuerg the free kick. Alfonso Nastasio kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Lëtzebuerg getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Alexander Heidenreich hit a great ball. Dan Petrescu lost his temper 88 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 88th minute of the game. One of F.C CLUJ MEDICINA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Lëtzebuerg:s goal. F.C CLUJ MEDICINA:s Iacob Povară showed great skill when he stopped Adrian Duldurescu:s penalty. In the 90th minute, Francisc Ciocoiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Wang Yi Nan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Lëtzebuerg's Jorge Bittencourt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sorin Cupșa in the 97th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, FC Lëtzebuerg could leave the field as winners, despite F.C CLUJ MEDICINA having more of the ball for most of the match.