Friendly League

Rural Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gheorghe Herea started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Matos got free with Pompiliu Zmărăndescu in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jerry Priest during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jerry Priest hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Nychyporivka Ψ's Lucas Matos got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Waldemar Mule took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dan Junilă. Dan Junilă dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 16 played minutes FC Brink got a freekick which was hit by Gheorghe Herea. Lucas Matos struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Pompiliu Zmărăndescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nychyporivka Ψ. 22 minutes into the match, Nychyporivka Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Răzvan Mumuleanu came free, but Dan Junilă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerry Priest hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Brink's Pompiliu Zmărăndescu got control of the ball when Lucas Matos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dan Junilă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gheorghe Herea, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Pompiliu Zmărăndescu made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Lucas Matos sent off a good shot on target. 36 minutes into the game, Nychyporivka Ψ's Lucas Matos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pompiliu Zmărăndescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Lucas Matos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pompiliu Zmărăndescu having to make a save. FC Brink's Pompiliu Zmărăndescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save FC Brink from getting a goal against them. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucas Matos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lucas Matos might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pompiliu Zmărăndescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Matos ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Matos in the 51st minute of play forced FC Brink's goalkeeper Pompiliu Zmărăndescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pompiliu Zmărăndescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Brink's goalkeeper Pompiliu Zmărăndescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pompiliu Zmărăndescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Matos in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute Duncan Hatfield shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pompiliu Zmărăndescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Lucas Matos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pompiliu Zmărăndescu. FC Brink's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Matos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Lucas Matos scored 6-1 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pompiliu Zmărăndescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 78th minute, Lucas Matos made a precise shot to the right of Pompiliu Zmărăndescu. FC Brink's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. Pompiliu Zmărăndescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Matos in the 82nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Matos in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pompiliu Zmărăndescu saved FC Brink from getting behind. Jerry Priest hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Dan Junilă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gheorghe Herea in the 91st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jair Bostan during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Brink getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Jair Bostan hit a great ball. After 93 played minutes, Nychyporivka Ψ's Hasan Özpolat shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pompiliu Zmărăndescu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nychyporivka Ψ reached it.