Friendly League

Big Flats Airport St
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ward Sprague kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul Balotă in the 7th minute of play forced Big Flats Airport AFC's goalkeeper Odell Gagne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC National 1944's goalkeeper Dan Homeag, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paul Balotă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Odell Gagne having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Niculae Râmniceanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC National 1944's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Big Flats Airport AFC the free kick. Niculae Râmniceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Big Flats Airport AFC's Terrell Cates got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paul Balotă scored 1-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Odell Gagne, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 33 minutes into the game, FC National 1944's Paul Balotă nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Odell Gagne made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Terrell Cates fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Homeag having to interfere. Dan Homeag made an important save on a dangerous shot by Terrell Cates in the 42nd minute. Odell Gagne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Cazimir, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Damian Cazimir stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paul Balotă got free with Odell Gagne in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 55 minutes into the match, Big Flats Airport AFC's Terrell Cates sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dan Homeag narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 60th minute, FC National 1944's Damian Cazimir ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Odell Gagne. Odell Gagne yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Cazimir in the 67th minute of play forced Big Flats Airport AFC's goalkeeper Odell Gagne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th match minute, Big Flats Airport AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilbert Brandt to maneuver through the defense. Dan Homeag took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terrell Cates, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dan Homeag showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terrell Cates, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute Ward Sprague shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Homeag saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Ward Sprague left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Big Flats Airport AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The FC National 1944 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.