Friendly League

Grunge Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pech Jam FC's Guido Chuan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arnoldo Steven showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basarab Bîlbă, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 7th minute of the match ECS FK got a corner. Pech Jam FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Milutin Mrenović ran over to the corner to take the kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Stellan Kalfhage advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-1 in the 7th minute. 12 minutes into the game, ECS FK's Mathias Freire nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnoldo Steven made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 15 minutes into the match, Basarab Bîlbă notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Pech Jam FC's Arnoldo Steven. Arnoldo Steven was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Guido Chuan was extremely unlucky when he, in the 18th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 20 minutes into the match, Pech Jam FC's goal looked a bit too open when Basarab Bîlbă came free, but Arnoldo Steven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Basarab Bîlbă in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnoldo Steven prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 23rd minute, Milutin Mrenović made a precise shot to the right of Arnoldo Steven. Pech Jam FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. If Milutin Mrenović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute, Basarab Bîlbă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnoldo Steven was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. 31 minutes into the match, Pech Jam FC's goal looked a bit too open when Milutin Mrenović came free, but Arnoldo Steven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Basarab Bîlbă scored 0-6 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnoldo Steven, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rafael Rezende kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Guido Chuan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-6 to the left of a surprised Antonín Škoda 42 minutes into the match. Mathias Freire fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoldo Steven having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-6.

Basarab Bîlbă kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. After 53 minutes, Moises Goiz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pech Jam FC and the ECS FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ECS FK booed when Pech Jam FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Goiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute of the match Milutin Mrenović sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnoldo Steven skillfully saved the ball. Pech Jam FC's Arnoldo Steven proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Pech Jam FC from getting a goal against them. Arnoldo Steven came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by ECS FK's Basarab Bîlbă. But to his dismay, Basarab Bîlbă quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-7. A hard shot 64 in the game by Basarab Bîlbă from a close distance when the talented Arnoldo Steven managed to make a qualified save. Pech Jam FC's players were relieved. Arnoldo Steven stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Basarab Bîlbă's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Arnoldo Steven showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basarab Bîlbă, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. ECS FK made a substitution. Davis Damasceno replaced Basarab Bîlbă. The supporters of ECS FK booed when Pech Jam FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Amaya didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute of the match Thiago Nascimento sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnoldo Steven skillfully saved the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Pech Jam FC's goalkeeper Arnoldo Steven had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Davis Damasceno. Arnoldo Steven didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Davis Damasceno went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-10 was the resulting score. 92 minutes into the match, Pech Jam FC's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Nascimento came free, but Arnoldo Steven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94thth minute of the game Guido Chuan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ECS FK's Antonín Škoda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Mathias Freire came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the ECS FK 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 Mathias Freire couldn't finish the play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ECS FK walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.