Friendly League

XMAS park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mugur Nisipeanu started the match with the kick off. After 5th play minutes Ernesto Minichiello shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Costică Petran and just under the crossbar into goal. After a defensive mix-up in XMAS's zone, Mugur Nisipeanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Polidori came out of the goal and Mugur Nisipeanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Costică Petran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Minichiello in the 16th minute of the match. Costică Petran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Minichiello, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After 23 played minutes UFC STEAUA got a freekick which was hit by Enaut Ziguenza. In the 24th minute, Palmiro Mourinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ferruccio Cesaroni struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Costică Petran didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for XMAS. Ernesto Minichiello's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Costică Petran skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Costică Petran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernesto Minichiello in the 37th minute. In the 44th minute, Enaut Ziguenza got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernesto Minichiello was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Gheorghe during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, UFC STEAUA's Emanuel Gheorghe got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Costică Petran didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when XMAS's Ernesto Minichiello shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Emil Alexa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Armando Polidori made a huge save. Nistor Fenici hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After 66 played minutes UFC STEAUA got a freekick which was hit by Emil Alexa. After a defensive mix-up in UFC STEAUA's zone, Ernesto Minichiello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Costică Petran came out of the goal and Ernesto Minichiello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Minichiello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Costică Petran was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Bruno Alessandrini's late challenge caught a UFC STEAUA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruno Alessandrini helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Bruno Alessandrini got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Mugur Nisipeanu struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Armando Polidori didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for UFC STEAUA. In the 96th minute, Emil Alexa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the UFC STEAUA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for XMAS.