Friendly League

Bobby Moore Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Richard Scholten kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasile Mumuleanu in the 2nd minute of play forced Elizabeth Three Lions FC's goalkeeper Jesus Satordi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferdinand Joldea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cvetin Luković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ferdinand Joldea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michail Antonio in the 6th minute. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Ferdinand Joldea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jesus Satordi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Róbert Pál-Szabó went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 15th minute, Róbert Pál-Szabó left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Champions Iasi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Corneliu Lupescu in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jesus Satordi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 22 minutes into the match, Elizabeth Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Iustin Coporan came free, but Jesus Satordi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vasile Mumuleanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesus Satordi having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Vasile Mumuleanu 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. In the 30th minute Ed Moore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdinand Joldea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasile Mumuleanu in the 34th minute of play forced Elizabeth Three Lions FC's goalkeeper Jesus Satordi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesus Satordi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasile Mumuleanu in the 37th minute of the match. If Vasile Mumuleanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Vasile Mumuleanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Champions Iasi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Róbert Pál-Szabó made a kick off. With a little luck, Elizabeth Three Lions FC's Jesus Satordi got control of the ball when Róbert Pál-Szabó tried to sneak it across the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Elizabeth Three Lions FC's goalkeeper Jesus Satordi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Róbert Pál-Szabó. Iustin Coporan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Jesus Satordi made a huge save. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Elizabeth Three Lions FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iustin Coporan was slow to take the kick. During this time Champions Iasi's players had a chance to rest. Ferdinand Joldea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cvetin Luković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jesus Satordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zachariasz Charamut in the 66th minute of play. Jesus Satordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbert Pál-Szabó in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute Róbert Pál-Szabó shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Satordi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jesus Satordi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Róbert Pál-Szabó's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Róbert Pál-Szabó took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Jesus Satordi to make any attempt to save it. Jesus Satordi made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Róbert Pál-Szabó sent off a good shot on target. Jesus Satordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasile Mumuleanu in the 84th minute of play. In the 88th minute Michail Antonio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdinand Joldea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Scholten came free, but Ferdinand Joldea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jesus Satordi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasile Mumuleanu in the 90th minute of the match. Jesus Satordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iustin Coporan in the 93rd minute of play. Champions Iasi played a much better game than Elizabeth Three Lions FC and deserved their victory. The Elizabeth Three Lions FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.