Friendly League

CRYSTYAN Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Dragons EC's goalkeeper Telmo Veloso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ioan Lupulescu. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by Mircea Lucescu got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 12th minute, Mircea Lucescu 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. With his leg Telmo Veloso managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Mircea Lucescu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 17 played minutes ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ got a freekick which was hit by Ioan Lupulescu. If Ioan Lupulescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Dragons EC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Cauan Leal hit a great ball. Mircea Lucescu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Telmo Veloso when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Mircea Lucescu sped through Dragons EC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Telmo Veloso. In the 31st minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Ioan Lupulescu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Mircea Lucescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Veloso having to interfere. Telmo Veloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mircea Lucescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mircea Lucescu was the one to do the kick off. Ioan Lupulescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Tiberiu Vochin hit a great ball. After having played for 60 minutes, Wanderson das Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dragons EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wanderson das Neves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 62nd minute, Mircea Lucescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 64th minute, Frank Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the game, Mircea Lucescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Telmo Veloso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Ioan Lupulescu came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ 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 Ioan Lupulescu couldn't finish the play. Cauan Leal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Wanderson das Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 85thth minute of the game Mircea Lucescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dragons EC's Telmo Veloso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dragons EC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iordache Măliță was slow to take the kick. During this time ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s players had a chance to rest. When Iordache Măliță fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s protests and gave Iordache Măliță a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Dragons EC booed when ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iordache Măliță didn't get a good kick on the ball. Telmo Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiberiu Vochin in the 91st minute of play. After a rather tough play, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Ioan Lupulescu got a free kick in the 94th minute. Wanderson das Neves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ had won after a very even match.