Friendly League

ESA MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jorge Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tití Turbatu in the 4th minute of play. In the 18th minute Eloy Calvino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pompiliu Murgescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, David Banegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The corner led AVANTUL PETRICANI's Jan-Willem Adams to fire away a dangerous shot which Jorge Armani despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Pompiliu Murgescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Calvino, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When David Banegas came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Esmeralda AFC 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 David Banegas couldn't finish the play. 38 minutes into the match, AVANTUL PETRICANI's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Calvino came free, but Pompiliu Murgescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ion Moscu in the 42nd minute of play forced Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Jorge Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lê Yang kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andrew Dalli was the one to do the kick off. Pompiliu Murgescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Banegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Pompiliu Murgescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrew Dalli in the 54th minute of the match. After 54 played minutes AVANTUL PETRICANI got a freekick which was hit by Ion Moscu. Esmeralda AFC's Andrew Dalli got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Lê Yang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zülfü Sungur kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when 张凡榕 got free with Jorge Armani in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pompiliu Murgescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Banegas in the 63rd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, AVANTUL PETRICANI's goal looked a bit too open when David Banegas came free, but Pompiliu Murgescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AVANTUL PETRICANI's Pompiliu Murgescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Calvino in the 66th minute of play. Pompiliu Murgescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrew Dalli, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Pompiliu Murgescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Calvino in the 69th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sever Giugiuc got free with Jorge Armani in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pompiliu Murgescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Calvino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pompiliu Murgescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Calvino, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 74th match minute, AVANTUL PETRICANI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ion Moscu to maneuver through the defense. Esmeralda AFC's Di Yong Yu was substituted for Nicasio Fonda. Pompiliu Murgescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrew Dalli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Armani made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Sever Giugiuc sent off a good shot on target. Jorge Armani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tití Turbatu went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, AVANTUL PETRICANI's 张凡榕 got a free kick in the 87th minute. Esmeralda AFC's Andrew Dalli got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Niceto Matxin during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of AVANTUL PETRICANI booed when Esmeralda AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niceto Matxin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tití Turbatu took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jorge Armani. Jorge Armani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AVANTUL PETRICANI eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.