League

Ravensworth Park
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Volkan Demirel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chong Lamontagne, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Garrett Gladu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roscoe Wong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eric were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after C.S.M. Resita's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Clemente Ieltxu took the corner. Woodrow Rochefort fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Volkan Demirel having to interfere. Volkan Demirel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Woodrow Rochefort in the 18th minute of play. Garrett Gladu made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Theo Schumacher sent off a good shot on target. After 21 minutes of play, C.S.M. Resita's Chong Lamontagne made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Volkan Demirel was left in no man's land by his defense there! When C.S.M. Resita's Chong Lamontagne in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eric's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chong Lamontagne in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Volkan Demirel saved Eric from getting behind. Chong Lamontagne took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Volkan Demirel. Volkan Demirel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Volkan Demirel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chong Lamontagne in the 39th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Woodrow Rochefort's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Volkan Demirel was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 43rd minute C.S.M. Resita were awarded a corner. Lorenzo Ott went to the cornerflag to take it. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by Eric's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lorenzo Ott was slow to take the kick. During this time C.S.M. Resita's players had a chance to rest. The corner led C.S.M. Resita's Lorenzo Ott to fire away a dangerous shot which Volkan Demirel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roscoe Wong to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Eric defense, Woodrow Rochefort kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Volkan Demirel. The Eric fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Volkan Demirel should have stopped the shot. Garrett Gladu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roscoe Wong, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Volkan Demirel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chong Lamontagne, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. The supporters of C.S.M. Resita booed when Eric was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alonzo Weldon didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Woodrow Rochefort in the 65th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Volkan Demirel kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-4 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. In the 73rd minute, C.S.M. Resita's Quincy Cahill dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. When Eric's Theo Schumacher in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.S.M. Resita's goalie prevented a goal. In the 81st minute, Roscoe Wong 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. Eric's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Chong Lamontagne scored to the left of an out of position Volkan Demirel, making the score, 0-7. Theo Schumacher hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 86thth minute of the game Woodrow Rochefort who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eric's Volkan Demirel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Woodrow Rochefort in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Volkan Demirel saved Eric from getting behind. Volkan Demirel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Woodrow Rochefort in the 95th minute of play. Chong Lamontagne who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 96thth minute tested the skills of Volkan Demirel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. C.S.M. Resita played a much better game than Eric and deserved their victory. The Eric players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.