Friendly League

Islas Malvinas
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. Hipolito Lucila started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Scorpions -MM-'s Costel Ţintă made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcial Fidele was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Lucila in the 7th minute of play forced Scorpions -MM-'s goalkeeper Avram Golescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcial Fidele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augustin Vergulescu in the 9th minute of the match. Julio Guillen charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julio Guillen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to All Boys 22 getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Julio Guillen hit a great ball. Marcial Fidele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomir Zieba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 minutes of play, Scorpions -MM-'s Radomir Zieba made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcial Fidele was left in no man's land by his defense there! 20 minutes into the game, Octav Vătăşel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Marcial Fidele was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Scorpions -MM-'s Ştefan Cipău got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute, Costel Ţintă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Scorpions -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Marcial Fidele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costel Ţintă in the 31st minute of the match. In the 31st minute Costel Ţintă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Fidele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcial Fidele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Vergulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, All Boys 22's goal looked a bit too open when Octav Vătăşel came free, but Marcial Fidele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Radomir Zieba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the match, Scorpions -MM-'s goalkeeper Avram Golescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eber Ludeña. 46 minutes into the game, Scorpions -MM-'s Octav Vătăşel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcial Fidele made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. The All Boys 22 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Scorpions -MM- were winning 0-6.

The wind increased when Costel Ţintă made the kick off in the second half. Dan Tinu's late challenge caught a All Boys 22's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dan Tinu helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of All Boys 22 booed when Scorpions -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dan Tinu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Avram Golescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hipolito Lucila in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Radomir Zieba had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 57 minutes, Bonifacio Banegas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the All Boys 22 and the Scorpions -MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Scorpions -MM- booed when All Boys 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bonifacio Banegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Costel Ţintă got free with Marcial Fidele in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eber Ludeña scored 1-6 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Avram Golescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 69th minute, Scorpions -MM-'s Alex Vrânceanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcial Fidele. Marcial Fidele yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-8. In the 72nd minute, Costel Ţintă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcial Fidele was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-9. Avram Golescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipolito Lucila, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Scorpions -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Julio Guillen came free, but Avram Golescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Tony Dobos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcial Fidele was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Traian Uzuneanu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-10 in the 83 minute of play. Costel Ţintă could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Marcial Fidele made a huge save. Costel Ţintă could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Marcial Fidele made a huge save. In the 89th play minute Costel Ţintă came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Marcial Fidele. 1-11. Marcial Fidele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Vrânceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eber Ludeña's late challenge caught a Scorpions -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eber Ludeña helped the player get up and apologised. Marcial Fidele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Uzuneanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Tinu in the 98th minute of play forced All Boys 22's goalkeeper Marcial Fidele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Scorpions -MM- supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Scorpions -MM- would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.