Friendly League

Nicky Myers
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Borcz in the 2nd minute of play forced LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Eric Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute Basarab Zburliş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eric Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basarab Zburliş in the 6th minute of play. Lucrețiu Nicodim scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eric Duarte, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 16 minutes into the game, Ryszard Borcz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Eric Duarte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the LinuX F.C. defense, Basarab Zburliş kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eric Duarte. The LinuX F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eric Duarte should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, LinuX F.C.'s Adalberto Ruiz got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 29th match minute, DINAMO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dumitru Opincaru to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute, Basarab Zburliş made a precise shot to the right of Eric Duarte. LinuX F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 33rd match minute, LinuX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Matarrita to maneuver through the defense. Eric Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryszard Borcz, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 37th minute Dumitru Opincaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucrețiu Nicodim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Duarte having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Opincaru in the 47th minute of play forced LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Eric Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 54th minute, Adalberto Ruiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, LinuX F.C.'s Eric Duarte got control of the ball when Basarab Zburliş tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alberto Matarrita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horea Hurmuzache was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Eric Duarte was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Basarab Zburliş showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 62 minute of play. With 66 minutes on the clock, Adolfo Alpizar commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 66th minute, one of LinuX F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for LinuX F.C.. LinuX F.C.'s Eric Duarte proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save LinuX F.C. from getting a goal against them. Eric Duarte made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Basarab Zburliş sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Dumitru Opincaru took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Eric Duarte to make any attempt to save it. LinuX F.C.'s Eric Duarte proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save LinuX F.C. from getting a goal against them. 90 minutes into the match, LinuX F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ryszard Borcz came free, but Eric Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Basarab Zburliş succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-12 in the 96th playminute.