Friendly League

PW Sportarena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leroy Kluttig started the match with the kick off. PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ren Zhi Ke in the 3rd minute of play. In the 6th minute Damião Granja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Rotariu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Rotariu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damião Granja, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. If Pascual Burni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Victoro in the 22nd minute of play. David Rotariu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damião Granja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leroy Kluttig in the 26th minute of the match. Leroy Kluttig's late challenge caught a Kaplan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leroy Kluttig helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, PoWer SC 2K5's Leroy Kluttig got a free kick in the 32nd minute. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Ren Zhi Ke put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of David Rotariu. Kaplan's Emilian Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leroy Kluttig in the 38th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Leroy Kluttig kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emilian Martinez. That made the score 1-3 in the 44 minute of play. After the first half Kaplan were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ren Zhi Ke to make the kick off. Damião Granja came free with the goalkeeper in the 50th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and David Rotariu could save by the left post. With a little luck, PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu got control of the ball when Damião Granja tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kaplan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dércio Leitão in the 56th minute. Hector Todor kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Dércio Leitão was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 57th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. David Rotariu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ren Zhi Ke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save PoWer SC 2K5 from getting a goal against them. Damião Granja could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but David Rotariu made a huge save. In the 64th minute, Falko Wirtz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PoWer SC 2K5 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. In the 70th minute Ren Zhi Ke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Rotariu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kaplan made a substitution. Teodosio Erramu replaced Pascual Burni. PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damião Granja in the 75th minute of play. If Ren Zhi Ke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute Leroy Kluttig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leroy Kluttig in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilian Martinez saved Kaplan from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Leroy Kluttig put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Emilian Martinez. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Ren Zhi Ke managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kaplan's supporters rose to their feet, but Ren Zhi Ke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Rotariu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu got control of the ball when Damião Granja tried to sneak it across the goal line.