Friendly League

PW Sportarena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Primitivo Grau got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, PoWer SC 2K5's goal looked a bit too open when Primitivo Grau came free, but David Rotariu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- were awarded a corner. Stasio Bienienda went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Grigore Maghiran got away a dangerous shot. Despite this David Rotariu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 8thth minute of the game Primitivo Grau who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 9 played minutes PoWer SC 2K5 got a freekick which was hit by Lukas Goretzka. 13 minutes into the match, PoWer SC 2K5's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Sen Yang came free, but David Rotariu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Zhao Sen Yang managed to get in a good position for a shot. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Zhao Sen Yang 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. David Rotariu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Sen Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Zhao Sen Yang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Rotariu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Lukas Goretzka kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Zhao Sen Yang notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu. David Rotariu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Zhao Sen Yang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. David Rotariu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Sen Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute, Lukas Goretzka 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: 1-1. David Rotariu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Sen Yang in the 35th minute of the match. Zhao Sen Yang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Rotariu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, PoWer SC 2K5's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Sen Yang came free, but David Rotariu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after PoWer SC 2K5's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stasio Bienienda took the corner. If Zhao Sen Yang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Zhao Sen Yang in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PoWer SC 2K5's goalie prevented a goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zvonimir Prestin to strike the kick off in the second half. David Rotariu was a little too slow when Zhao Sen Yang got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 1-2. 54 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Zhao Sen Yang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that David Rotariu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 57 minutes into the match, PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhao Sen Yang. After a defensive mix-up in PoWer SC 2K5's zone, Zhao Sen Yang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Rotariu came out of the goal and Zhao Sen Yang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 61 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Lukas Goretzka came free, but Ivan Chiuzbaian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Rotariu made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Zhao Sen Yang sent off a good shot on target. Ivan Chiuzbaian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukas Goretzka in the 64th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhao Sen Yang got free with David Rotariu in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 70th minute of the match Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- got a corner. PoWer SC 2K5's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stasio Bienienda ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s corner Stasio Bienienda fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and David Rotariu quite easily take care of the ball. In the 70th match minute Stasio Bienienda ran free in the middle of the field and shot a long shot which scored behind a totally surprised David Rotariu. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukas Goretzka in the 74th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Ivan Chiuzbaian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhao Sen Yang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Rotariu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. If Zhao Sen Yang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 81st minute, Paul Mertesacker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Rotariu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Sen Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Zhao Sen Yang who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of David Rotariu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 91st minute Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- were awarded a corner. Stasio Bienienda went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Emil Wielopolski got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-4. 91 minutes into the match. The Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.