Friendly League

Don Angel Tulio Zof
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Felix Johans took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Hernan Lano came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Soroca F.C. 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 Hernan Lano couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Fidanza in the 6th minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Dan Wennerqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Sentimiento Auriazul defense, Adrián Espadas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mihail Stroia. The Sentimiento Auriazul fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mihail Stroia should have stopped the shot. Dan Wennerqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Johans in the 22nd minute of the match. Zézinho Neiva hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Dan Wennerqvist made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Santos Gergori sent off a good shot on target. Soroca F.C. were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Sentimiento Auriazul's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gustavo Tartalo took the corner. When Gustavo Tartalo came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Soroca F.C. 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 Gustavo Tartalo couldn't finish the play. After 41 played minutes Soroca F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Amador Venceslao. 45 minutes into the match, Adrián Espadas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mihail Stroia. Sentimiento Auriazul's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adrián Espadas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adrián Espadas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Soroca F.C.'s Adrián Espadas managed to work through Sentimiento Auriazul's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Adrián Espadas dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 54 minutes in the game, Zézinho Neiva fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Mihail Stroia having to interfere. Sentimiento Auriazul's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Adrián Espadas scored to the left of an out of position Mihail Stroia, making the score, 0-3. Soroca F.C.'s Răzvan Necula was substituted for Adrián Espadas. 64 minutes into the match, Răzvan Necula notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Sentimiento Auriazul's Mihail Stroia. Mihail Stroia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Sentimiento Auriazul's Fernando Fidanza in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Soroca F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 71st minute Felix Johans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Wennerqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felix Johans in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dan Wennerqvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mihail Stroia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Răzvan Necula's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Mihail Stroia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Răzvan Necula in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Johans in the 90th minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Dan Wennerqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Soroca F.C. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.