League

Stadionul Municipal
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ionică Lucescu kicked off to start the match. Nichifor Nicolae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amauri Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute Pompiliu Uncheşelu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but King Junior saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amauri Lopes in the 10th minute of play forced Emerald's goalkeeper Nichifor Nicolae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amauri Lopes in the 10th minute of play forced Emerald's goalkeeper Nichifor Nicolae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kobra TEAM were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after Emerald's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Liviu Cristocea took the corner. Nichifor Nicolae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aristides Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amauri Lopes in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nichifor Nicolae prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cazimir Corbeanu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nichifor Nicolae. Emerald's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Paiva in the 18th minute of play forced Emerald's goalkeeper Nichifor Nicolae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gigi Junilă's late challenge caught a Kobra TEAM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gigi Junilă helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th minute, Gigi Junilă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Ionică Lucescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nichifor Nicolae was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amauri Lopes in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nichifor Nicolae saved Emerald from getting behind. Liviu Cristocea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. King Junior made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrei Alexandrescu in the 31st minute of play. Amauri Lopes took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nichifor Nicolae. Nichifor Nicolae dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gabriel Vermeşan to make the kick off. Nichifor Nicolae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liviu Cristocea in the 55th minute of play. King Kobra hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. King Junior was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gabriel Vermeşan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 59 minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper King Junior had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Vermeşan. King Junior made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Vermeşan in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Liviu Cristocea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kobra TEAM's Danny King was substituted for Aristides Paiva. After 81 played minutes Kobra TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Liviu Cristocea. Danny King fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nichifor Nicolae having to interfere. After 91 minutes, Liviu Cristocea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kobra TEAM and the Emerald players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.