Friendly League

Rocco Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Tiberiu Vochin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Cristinel Gabriel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ from getting a goal against them. Erik Tomasson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristinel Gabriel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennart Abrahamsson in the 16th minute of the match. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Team Rocco's goalkeeper Christer Kullander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingvar Josefsson in the 22nd minute of play forced ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Cristinel Gabriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iustin Pamfil took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Christer Kullander. Team Rocco's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihnea Jula to maneuver through the defense. Cristinel Gabriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingvar Josefsson in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute Ingvar Josefsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristinel Gabriel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francisc Savu during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Francisc Savu hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lennart Abrahamsson was the one to do the kick off. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Cristinel Gabriel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingvar Josefsson in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute, Fredrik Bjurström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristinel Gabriel was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 59 minutes into the game, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Tiberiu Vochin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christer Kullander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Iustin Pamfil's late challenge caught a Team Rocco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iustin Pamfil helped the player get up and apologised. Cristinel Gabriel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Bjurström, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The supporters of Team Rocco booed when ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mihnea Jula didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Team Rocco booed when ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisc Savu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiberiu Vochin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christer Kullander having to interfere. In the 78th minute Erik Tomasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristinel Gabriel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 78 minutes, Erik Tomasson made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Cristinel Gabriel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tiberiu Vochin struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Christer Kullander didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™. Cristinel Gabriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredrik Bjurström in the 83rd minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Team Rocco's Fredrik Bjurström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristinel Gabriel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Mihnea Jula got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 93rd match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Berevoescu to maneuver through the defense. Team Rocco's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.