Friendly League

Central Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Virgil Panciu made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo Linhares in the 4th minute of play forced Sporting Royal's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Roșeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of São Paulo da Floresta booed when Sporting Royal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alin Dragalina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucrețiu Roșeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edu Velloso in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo Linhares in the 10th minute of play forced Sporting Royal's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Roșeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the game, Dorin Borza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Royal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave São Paulo da Floresta the free kick. The supporters of São Paulo da Floresta booed when Sporting Royal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorin Borza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucrețiu Roșeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Paulo Linhares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting Royal's Lucrețiu Roșeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo Linhares in the 21st minute of play. Cosme Cimbron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodoro Jacinto having to interfere. Lucrețiu Roșeanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernard Sierocki in the 31st minute of the match. Bernard Sierocki hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Lucrețiu Roșeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Paulo Linhares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Paulo Linhares might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucrețiu Roșeanu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luís Paulo Linhares ran back to his position shaking his head. 38 minutes into the match, Sporting Royal's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paulo Linhares came free, but Lucrețiu Roșeanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. São Paulo da Floresta's Teodoro Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgil Panciu in the 40th minute of play. The supporters of São Paulo da Floresta booed when Sporting Royal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alin Dragalina didn't get a good kick on the ball. The São Paulo da Floresta fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when São Paulo da Floresta's Luís Paulo Linhares looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After the first half São Paulo da Floresta were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bernard Sierocki was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Sporting Royal getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Acácio Cunha hit a great ball. Teodoro Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcu Ploieșteanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes into the game, Marcu Ploieșteanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Royal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave São Paulo da Floresta the free kick. Marcu Ploieșteanu kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Sporting Royal's Hermes Soveral was substituted for Cosme Cimbron. Luís Paulo Linharess short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Lucrețiu Roșeanu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 68th minute, Bernard Sierocki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The São Paulo da Floresta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Cauan da Mata kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Luís Paulo Linhares in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lucrețiu Roșeanu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to São Paulo da Floresta getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Dênis Mesquita hit a great ball. Dênis Mesquita kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Alin Dragalina struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Teodoro Jacinto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sporting Royal. In the 93rd minute, Luís Paulo Linhares 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. São Paulo da Floresta's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.