Friendly League

MORRISON PARK
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aristide Crivac took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, bullfinches's goal looked a bit too open when Basarab Hâjdău came free, but Vlad Cioculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes, Basarab Hâjdău mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the THE CRYSTAL SHIP and the bullfinches players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 10th minute, Edgar Ţopescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The bullfinches fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Costică Glăvan came free, but Gavril Turceanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iacob Stroici kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Basarab Hâjdău 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. Gavril Turceanu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgar Ţopescu's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, bullfinches's Costică Glăvan got a free kick in the 33rd minute. A collision led to bullfinches getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Aristide Crivac hit a great ball. bullfinches's Vlad Cioculescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save bullfinches from getting a goal against them. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

51 minutes into the game, Ferdinand Luca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. bullfinches's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THE CRYSTAL SHIP the free kick. Vlad Cioculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remus Agudaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vlad Cioculescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Remus Agudaru went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basarab Hâjdău in the 64th minute of play forced bullfinches's goalkeeper Vlad Cioculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in THE CRYSTAL SHIP's zone, Edgar Ţopescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gavril Turceanu came out of the goal and Edgar Ţopescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vlad Cioculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Giosu in the 73rd minute of play. In the 79th minute, Basarab Hâjdău hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 80 played minutes, bullfinches's Cornel Cudalb shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gavril Turceanu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in bullfinches reached it. For all the effort they put into the match, the bullfinches players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for THE CRYSTAL SHIP.