Friendly League

Cisco Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ömer Demirci took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ivan Chiuzbaian was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ömer Demirci showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. In the 9th minute Emil Wielopolski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Matanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute of the match Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- got a corner. Cisco Birlik FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olov Ahlbeck ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s corner Olov Ahlbeck fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Frank Matanov quite easily take care of the ball. Ivan Chiuzbaian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veysel Koçarslan in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ömer Demirci in the 20th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Ivan Chiuzbaian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigore Maghiran kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Veysel Koçarslan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Chiuzbaian was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If İlhami Akyazıcı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Chiuzbaian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mansur İzzet, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. İlhami Akyazıcı hit a great ball. Frank Matanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Sen Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zhao Sen Yang to make the kick off. Frank Matanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Sen Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 54 minutes Cisco Birlik FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Olov Ahlbeck who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s corner İlhami Akyazıcı fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Frank Matanov quite easily take care of the ball. Zhao Sen Yang in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Frank Matanov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Frank Matanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhao Sen Yang in the 63rd minute of play. After 64 played minutes Cisco Birlik FC got a freekick which was hit by Yao Ting Fan. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Mugurel Pandele was substituted for İlhami Akyazıcı. In the 65th minute, Yao Ting Fan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Cătălin Tudoran was substituted for Stasio Bienienda. 68 minutes into the match, Cisco Birlik FC's goalkeeper Frank Matanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Primitivo Grau. In the 70th minute Primitivo Grau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Matanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Matanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petre Iftode, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Primitivo Grau's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Frank Matanov firmly grabbed it by the left post. Frank Matanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Primitivo Grau in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Petre Iftode ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Frank Matanov. Frank Matanov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. 80 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Mirza Togan came free, but Ivan Chiuzbaian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute Primitivo Grau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Matanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Zhao Sen Yang left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Frank Matanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Sen Yang in the 94th minute of the match. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.