Friendly League

Queen Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel Vermeşan took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Iwo Tamulewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6thth minute of the game Iwo Tamulewicz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Emerald's Nichifor Nicolae was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Xamo Zubiaur hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Emerald's Nichifor Nicolae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwo Tamulewicz in the 10th minute of play. If Matei Panciu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Emerald's Nichifor Nicolae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matei Panciu in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Emerald's goalkeeper Nichifor Nicolae, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Emerald's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xavi Popescu was slow to take the kick. During this time Dacians Academy's players had a chance to rest. 21 minutes into the match, Gabriel Vermeşan notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Dacians Academy's Stelian Butuc. Stelian Butuc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 26th minute, Emerald's Pompiliu Uncheşelu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Stelian Butuc. Stelian Butuc yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Iwo Tamulewicz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nichifor Nicolae read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Nichifor Nicolae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwo Tamulewicz in the 32nd minute of the match. Emerald's Nichifor Nicolae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwo Tamulewicz in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Emerald's goalkeeper Nichifor Nicolae, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwo Tamulewicz in the 43rd minute of play forced Emerald's goalkeeper Nichifor Nicolae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iwo Tamulewicz in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nichifor Nicolae prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matei Panciu made a kick off. Iwo Tamulewicz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nichifor Nicolae read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Emerald's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xavi Popescu was slow to take the kick. During this time Dacians Academy's players had a chance to rest. Stelian Butuc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cătălin Hăulică, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iwo Tamulewicz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 62nd playminute. 64 minutes into the game, Cătălin Hăulică was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Emerald's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dacians Academy the free kick. After a rather tough play, Emerald's Cătălin Hăulică got a free kick in the 64th minute. Nichifor Nicolae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwo Tamulewicz in the 65th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Iwo Tamulewicz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nichifor Nicolae. The goal made the score 2-2. A collision led to Emerald getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. 朱风俊 hit a great ball. Nichifor Nicolae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iwo Tamulewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Dacians Academy's Stelian Butuc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Vermeşan in the 82nd minute of play. After 89 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Emerald! Emerald made a substitution. Andrei Alexandrescu replaced Cătălin Hăulică. 96 minutes into the match, Emerald's goal looked a bit too open when Iwo Tamulewicz came free, but Nichifor Nicolae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 99 minutes into the match, Emerald's goalkeeper Nichifor Nicolae had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matei Panciu. The Emerald manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Dacians Academy to win.