Friendly League

Old Traford Canoas
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sporting Royal's Virgil Panciu 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. When Marcu Ploieșteanu fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Royal's protests and gave Marcu Ploieșteanu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Engenheiros da Vila's Adriano Panella got a free kick in the 13th minute. Leontin Ilieș made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Sérgio Jacinto sent off a good shot on target. After 21 minutes, Eusébio Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Engenheiros da Vila and the Sporting Royal players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 22nd minute of the match Alin Dragalina sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eriberto Queirós skillfully saved the ball. After 25 played minutes Sporting Royal got a freekick which was hit by Alin Dragalina. 27 minutes into the game, Geraldo Fernandez recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Leontin Ilieș. Geraldo Fernandez showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Engenheiros da Vila's goalkeeper Eriberto Queirós, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 33 minutes into the match, Engenheiros da Vila's goal looked a bit too open when Virgil Panciu came free, but Eriberto Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Engenheiros da Vila's goal looked a bit too open when Octavian Gherasescu came free, but Eriberto Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Octavian Gherasescu put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Eriberto Queirós. Geraldo Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leontin Ilieș having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sporting Royal's Ionică Predescu got a free kick in the 45th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Geraldo Fernandez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Sporting Royal's goal looked a bit too open when Geraldo Fernandez came free, but Leontin Ilieș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute, Flávio Mineiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sporting Royal's Damian Crăciun was substituted for Acácio Cunha. In the 57th match minute, Engenheiros da Vila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flávio Mineiro to maneuver through the defense. Sporting Royal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alin Dragalina in the 60th minute. Virgil Panciu took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eriberto Queirós. Eriberto Queirós dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The supporters of Engenheiros da Vila booed when Sporting Royal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermes Soveral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leontin Ilieș showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo Fernandez in the 66th minute of the match. Sporting Royal's Leontin Ilieș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 68th minute of play. Leontin Ilieș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Engenheiros da Vila's goal looked a bit too open when Octavian Gherasescu came free, but Eriberto Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavian Gherasescu in the 75th minute of play forced Engenheiros da Vila's goalkeeper Eriberto Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alin Dragalina during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sporting Royal's Alin Dragalina got a free kick in the 77th minute. When Sporting Royal's Virgil Panciu in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Engenheiros da Vila's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Engenheiros da Vila booed when Sporting Royal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nae Moisil didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eriberto Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Gherasescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The Engenheiros da Vila manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Sporting Royal to win.