Friendly League

Brunton Park
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jan Power got the match started through his kick off. Codrin Barbăneagră took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Crowther, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, Carlisle United's goal looked a bit too open when Marcu Cruceru came free, but Tod Bridgeworth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Răuţă in the 6th minute of play forced Carlisle United's goalkeeper Tod Bridgeworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horia Bodiu kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Codrin Barbăneagră successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The corner ended in Steven Garner-Currie almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AC Milan Tigers's Codrin Barbăneagră did a great save. Codrin Barbăneagră made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Harri Kaine sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, AC Milan Tigers's Horia Bodiu got a free kick in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Crowther in the 19th minute of play forced AC Milan Tigers's goalkeeper Codrin Barbăneagră to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan Power got free with Codrin Barbăneagră in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 23 minutes AC Milan Tigers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Steven Garner-Currie who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Carlisle United's Harri Kaine getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 31st minute, Jan Thomas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcu Cruceru in the 32nd minute of play forced Carlisle United's goalkeeper Tod Bridgeworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AC Milan Tigers's Cazimir Mirea got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 37 minutes into the game, Martin Răuţă cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Tod Bridgeworth was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carlisle United's Thomas-Jan Thomas got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 42 minutes into the game, Ion Văcărescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Milan Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Carlisle United the free kick. Ion Văcărescu kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcu Cruceru was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Enciu in the 51st minute of play forced Carlisle United's goalkeeper Tod Bridgeworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tod Bridgeworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Răuţă in the 53rd minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, AC Milan Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Crowther came free, but Codrin Barbăneagră reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Oscar Crowther had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Codrin Barbăneagră. AC Milan Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oscar Crowther was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Carlisle United's Tod Bridgeworth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Enciu in the 58th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Carlisle United's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Răuţă came free, but Tod Bridgeworth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Codrin Barbăneagră took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas-Jan Thomas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tod Bridgeworth was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Martin Răuţă showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 64 minute of play. Codrin Barbăneagră made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas-Jan Thomas in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Carlisle United's goalkeeper Tod Bridgeworth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bogdan Sârban. In the 72nd minute Thomas-Jan Thomas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codrin Barbăneagră saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Jan Thomas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute of the match, Marcu Cruceru tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tod Bridgeworth saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The Carlisle United fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Carlisle United's Harri Kaine looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thomas-Jan Thomas hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcu Cruceru in the 84th minute of play forced Carlisle United's goalkeeper Tod Bridgeworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Carlisle United defense, Horia Bodiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tod Bridgeworth. The Carlisle United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tod Bridgeworth should have stopped the shot. Tod Bridgeworth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Răuţă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tod Bridgeworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Răuţă in the 90th minute of the match. Tod Bridgeworth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horia Bodiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of AC Milan Tigers booed when Carlisle United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Crowther didn't get a good kick on the ball.