Friendly League

Satulung
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yuan Di Xing started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Tractorul Satulung -MM- were awarded a corner. Ovidiu Șişman went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Ovidiu Șişman almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but TAXI-MM-'s Martin Alexa did a great save. In the 9th minute Robert Baita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liviu Iordache saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Sorin Hurdubețiu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martin Alexa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Liviu Iordache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Baita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Sorin Hurdubețiu 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. 17 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Omescu came free, but Liviu Iordache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Liviu Iordache played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuan Di Xing in the 19th minute of play. Liviu Iordache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuan Di Xing in the 20th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Tractorul Satulung -MM- defense, Gigel Omescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Liviu Iordache. The Tractorul Satulung -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Liviu Iordache should have stopped the shot. 26 minutes into the match, TAXI-MM-'s goalkeeper Martin Alexa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mădălin Cangeopol. Martin Alexa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mădălin Cangeopol in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Yuan Di Xing came free, but Liviu Iordache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Liviu Iordache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigel Omescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liviu Iordache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuan Di Xing in the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to Tractorul Satulung -MM- getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Sorin Hurdubețiu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Baita in the 40th minute of play forced Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Liviu Iordache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Robert Baita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Liviu Iordache. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robert Baita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 47 minutes into the game, Samuel Hall was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TAXI-MM- the free kick. In the 47th match minute, Tractorul Satulung -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Hall to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mădălin Cangeopol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Liviu Iordache proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Tractorul Satulung -MM- from getting a goal against them. Liviu Iordache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigel Omescu in the 57th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Sorin Hurdubețiu got a free kick in the 58th minute. Martin Alexa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alper Benli, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigel Lăzărescu in the 70th minute of play forced Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Liviu Iordache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute Yuan Di Xing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liviu Iordache saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sorin Hurdubețiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Alexa having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Stig-Åke Mager hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute Gigel Omescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liviu Iordache saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Liviu Iordache managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when TAXI-MM-'s Yuan Di Xing fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Yuan Di Xing could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Liviu Iordache made a huge save. TAXI-MM- played a much better game than Tractorul Satulung -MM- and deserved their victory. The Tractorul Satulung -MM- players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.