Friendly League

Stadio Chivassese
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eusebiu Daraban kicked off to start the match. Ferdinando Sanna came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Sorin Stoica. But to his dismay, Sorin Stoica quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ercole Piola kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. After having played for 9 minutes, Robert Patriciu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Patriciu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Liviu Dragalina got a free kick in the 13th minute. Armando Peca hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Dario Di Giovanni made a precise shot to the right of Traian Morozan. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. When Remus Simionaş came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Remus Simionaş couldn't finish the play. Traian Morozan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Di Giovanni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Chivasso F.C.'s Dario Di Giovanni dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Traian Morozan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dario Di Giovanni, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Dario Di Giovanni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Traian Morozan having to interfere. Ferdinando Sanna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sorin Stoica in the 45th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Sorin Stoica had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ferdinando Sanna. Chivasso F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sorin Stoica was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dario Di Giovanni was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Ercole Piola was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chivasso F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THE CRYSTAL SHIP the free kick. In the 56th match minute, THE CRYSTAL SHIP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mugurel Moculescu to maneuver through the defense. Ercole Piola took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Traian Morozan. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Traian Morozan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Di Giovanni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlo Corna took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Traian Morozan. Traian Morozan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. In the 69th minute Carlo Corna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Traian Morozan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Robert Patriciu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ferdinando Sanna narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Di Giovanni in the 77th minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Traian Morozan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Eusebiu Daraban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdinando Sanna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 minutes, Felice Casiraghi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chivasso F.C. and the THE CRYSTAL SHIP players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Chivasso F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felice Casiraghi to maneuver through the defense. Robert Patriciu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Ferdinando Sanna made a huge save. Chivasso F.C.'s Ferdinando Sanna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Chivasso F.C. from getting a goal against them. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Chivasso F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while THE CRYSTAL SHIP had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.