Friendly League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha 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. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codrin Dersidan in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 10th minute of play forced Academia D3c3bal FC's goalkeeper Nechifor Baștină to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Simone Spano dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nechifor Baștină, 1-0. Academia D3c3bal FC's Nechifor Baștină played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 16th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Marcel da Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nechifor Baștină was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Gheorghe Bojin hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Academia D3c3bal FC's zone, Sotos Zervoulakos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nechifor Baștină came out of the goal and Sotos Zervoulakos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aron Dărmănescu in the 25th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Marcel da Rocha notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Academia D3c3bal FC's Nechifor Baștină. Nechifor Baștină was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Andrei Crăcană hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Red Devils's Nechifor Baștină threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcel da Rocha, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Marcel da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Nechifor Baștină tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Academia D3c3bal FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ovidiu Panaite hit a great ball. Marcel da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Academia D3c3bal FC's Nechifor Baștină played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 41st minute of play. After some careless play in the Academia D3c3bal FC defense, Marcel da Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nechifor Baștină. The Academia D3c3bal FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nechifor Baștină should have stopped the shot.

Red Devils's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sotos Zervoulakos in the 57th minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Simone Spano advanced and headed the ball into goal, 6-0 in the 58th minute. The audience was convinced that Marcel da Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nechifor Baștină was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. When Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha, in the 61st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Red Devils. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Logofătu in the 62nd minute of play. Nechifor Baștină took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcel da Rocha in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nechifor Baștină saved Academia D3c3bal FC from getting behind. In the 71st minute Red Devils were awarded a corner. Sotos Zervoulakos went to the cornerflag to take it. Red Devils's Sotos Zervoulakos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nechifor Baștină in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 72nd minute, Kazimierz Deyna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Marcel da Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 77 minutes into the match, Academia D3c3bal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel da Rocha came free, but Nechifor Baștină reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Academia D3c3bal FC's Nechifor Baștină played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 78th minute of play. Nechifor Baștină took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Academia D3c3bal FC's John Forsberg got a free kick in the 81st minute. If Marcel da Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Academia D3c3bal FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Andrei Crăcană hit a great ball. Nechifor Baștină didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sotos Zervoulakos went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Nechifor Baștină came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha. But to his dismay, Marcel da Rocha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. Marcel da Rocha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 95 minutes into the match, Marcel da Rocha notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Academia D3c3bal FC's Nechifor Baștină. Nechifor Baștină was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. There was no doubt that Red Devils were the better team. Red Devils's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.