Friendly League

Sami Zübeyr Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Academia Rio's Gigel Tilea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sami Zübeyr in the 7th minute of play. Sami Zübeyr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Gigel Tilea made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgil Şimonca in the 12th minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Tristan Falco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gigel Tilea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sami Zübeyr went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. FC Maci -MM-'s Tristan Falco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgil Şimonca in the 22nd minute of play. In the 27th minute Sami Zübeyr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Tilea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sami Zübeyr sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gigel Tilea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sami Zübeyr, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Academia Rio's goalkeeper Gigel Tilea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sami Zübeyr. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergiu Coșeriu in the 35th minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Tristan Falco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tristan Falco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basarab Irod, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Maci -MM-'s Martin Costeiantu got a free kick in the 37th minute. After 43 minutes of play, FC Maci -MM-'s Sami Zübeyr made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gigel Tilea was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Sami Zübeyr managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Maci -MM-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Sami Zübeyr was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gigel Tilea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

If Sami Zübeyr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gigel Tilea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sami Zübeyr, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. If Igor Czapski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Tristan Falco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Academia Rio were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after FC Maci -MM-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nicolae Hizo took the corner. Gigel Tilea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sami Zübeyr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC Maci -MM- getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Martin Costeiantu hit a great ball. FC Maci -MM-'s Gelu Bâru was substituted for Dieter Nisipeanu. FC Maci -MM-'s Tristan Falco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basarab Irod in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sami Zübeyr in the 74th minute of play forced Academia Rio's goalkeeper Gigel Tilea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, FC Maci -MM-'s Tristan Falco got control of the ball when Basarab Irod tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th minute, FC Maci -MM-'s Magnus Carlsen seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Magnus Carlsen the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Maci -MM- protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Magnus Carlsen had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of FC Maci -MM-:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Academia Rio:s goal. After 84 minutes of play, FC Maci -MM-'s Igor Czapski made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gigel Tilea was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Sami Zübeyr's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gigel Tilea was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Tristan Falco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basarab Irod in the 92nd minute of the match. FC Maci -MM- made a substitution. Anatoly Karpov replaced Igor Czapski. After 97 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by Jean Oltean. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. FC Maci -MM- were victorious despite being under pressure from Academia Rio for much of the match.