Friendly League

El Madrigal
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Primitivo Grau kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stasio Bienienda in the 4th minute of play forced VILLARREAL UNITED's goalkeeper Baraxil Sarrate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stasio Bienienda in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Baraxil Sarrate saved VILLARREAL UNITED from getting behind. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Ivan Chiuzbaian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- from getting a goal against them. A collision led to VILLARREAL UNITED getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Llin Villafane hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by İlhami Akyazıcı in the 13th minute of play forced VILLARREAL UNITED's goalkeeper Baraxil Sarrate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Voicu scored 1-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivan Chiuzbaian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 28 played minutes Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Grigore Maghiran. The audience was convinced that Valentin Voicu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Chiuzbaian was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Zhao Sen Yang 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. Baraxil Sarrate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhao Sen Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, VILLARREAL UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Sen Yang came free, but Baraxil Sarrate reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Zhao Sen Yang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Baraxil Sarrate made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valentin Voicu to make the kick off. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Bernardo Di Piazza quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Llin Villafane, made in the 57th minute of the game. Baraxil Sarrate stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zhao Sen Yang's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Baraxil Sarrate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Sen Yang in the 66th minute of the match. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- made a substitution. Mugurel Pandele replaced İlhami Akyazıcı. VILLARREAL UNITED's Gert Vesterberg was substituted for Bennvar Trollegaard. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gert Vesterberg in the 76th 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. After a rather tough play, VILLARREAL UNITED's Johan Öman got a free kick in the 78th minute. Emil Wielopolski struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Baraxil Sarrate didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yusuf Kaya in the 90th 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. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Ivan Chiuzbaian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gert Vesterberg in the 91st minute of play. A collision led to VILLARREAL UNITED getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Johan Öman hit a great ball. Baraxil Sarrate was a little too slow when Zhao Sen Yang got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 1-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardo Di Piazza during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of VILLARREAL UNITED booed when Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Di Piazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.