Friendly League

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Maravilla's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Moise Vlădean fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 7 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when DINAMO's Ryszard Borcz fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Cina in the 9th minute of play forced Maravilla's goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Dorin Agârbiceanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DINAMO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maravilla the free kick. Ysmael Marfil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cruz Credo in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, DINAMO's goal looked a bit too open when Cruz Credo came free, but Ysmael Marfil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maravilla's Facundo Altamirano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Maravilla from getting a goal against them. Dorin Agârbiceanu made in the 25th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Claudio Cina. 29 minutes into the match, Maravilla's goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ryszard Borcz. Ryszard Borcz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Facundo Altamirano when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Cruz Credo sped through DINAMO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ysmael Marfil. Cruz Credo hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute, Cruz Credo 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. The audience was convinced that Cruz Credo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ysmael Marfil was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. The corner led Maravilla's Paulus Van Poucke to fire away a dangerous shot which Ysmael Marfil despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind DINAMO's goalkeeper Ysmael Marfil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cruz Credo to strike the kick off in the second half. Cruz Credo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th minute, Cruz Credo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maravilla fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Cruz Credo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Cruz Credo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ysmael Marfil was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. 70 minutes into the match, DINAMO's goal looked a bit too open when Cruz Credo came free, but Ysmael Marfil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Maravilla's Cruz Credo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ysmael Marfil narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by DINAMO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paulus Van Poucke was slow to take the kick. During this time Maravilla's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Paulus Van Poucke got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ysmael Marfil quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Ryszard Borcz came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the DINAMO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ryszard Borcz couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute, Cruz Credo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maravilla fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. If Godofredo Marin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eugen Ichimescu hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cruz Credo in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ysmael Marfil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cruz Credo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cruz Credo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ysmael Marfil read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Maravilla were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after DINAMO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Paulus Van Poucke took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Paulus Van Poucke got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ysmael Marfil quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Maravilla eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.