Friendly League

Ruscova
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kian Natanael made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Raimundo Espírito Santo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Helmuth Duckadam was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Snaza in the 7th minute of play forced Juventus PTM's goalkeeper Armando Gazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Espírito Santo in the 15th minute of play forced FC Ruscova's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute of the match, Kian Natanael got a very nice opportunity to score, but Armando Gazza was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 20th minute Yenal Tanır shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yenal Tanır, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Osvaldinho Messias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. FC Ruscova's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Osvaldinho Messias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yenal Tanır in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Espírito Santo in the 38th minute of play forced FC Ruscova's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Osvaldinho Messias sped through FC Ruscova's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. In the 43rd minute, Florentin Clarisse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Roger Romary in the 44th minute really tested Armando Gazza's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal.

Kian Natanael blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armando Gazza having to make a save. Armando Gazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kian Natanael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Gazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kian Natanael, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Yenal Tanır received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Helmuth Duckadam came out and tried to block the shot, but Yenal Tanır slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 66th minute. Juventus PTM's Ferdinand Honcioiu was substituted for Raimundo Espírito Santo. Juventus PTM made a substitution. Petre Mitică replaced Vidar Albäck. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yenal Tanır got free with Helmuth Duckadam in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Osvaldinho Messias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Helmuth Duckadam having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Patrick Viera kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Helmuth Duckadam. That made the score 0-4 in the 78 minute of play. FC Ruscova's Zachary Snaza got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Ruscova made a substitution. Aurel Trifan replaced Manuel Şoimu. A hard shot 89 in the game by Yenal Tanır from a close distance when the talented Helmuth Duckadam managed to make a qualified save. FC Ruscova's players were relieved. Yenal Tanır succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 91st playminute. When Osvaldinho Messias came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Juventus PTM 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 Osvaldinho Messias couldn't finish the play. Juventus PTM's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.