Friendly League

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Michel Batistuta took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wojtek Szczęsny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zygmunt Bielejewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wojtek Szczęsny stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michel Batistuta's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Wojtek Szczęsny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaw Bendyk in the 13th minute of play. Roman Matai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florin Aalexoaiei, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Wojtek Szczęsny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Florin Aalexoaiei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's Braulio Castel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Matai narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 27 played minutes STAL ST WOLA got a freekick which was hit by Damian Hodas. 28 minutes into the match, STAL ST WOLA's goalkeeper Roman Matai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nichifor Codruț. Wojtek Szczęsny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michel Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Batistuta in the 33rd minute of play forced F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Wojtek Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Zygmunt Bielejewski came free, but Wojtek Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 minutes F.C.BARLAD's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Michel Batistuta who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on STAL ST WOLA's corner Michel Batistuta fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wojtek Szczęsny quite easily take care of the ball. Wojtek Szczęsny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zygmunt Bielejewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Braulio Castel made a kick off. 57 minutes into the game, Damian Hodas threw the ball into play from the sideline. F.C.BARLAD's Adam Gheorghiță quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The throw-in from Damian Hodas in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by F.C.BARLAD's Adam Gheorghiță. In the 60th minute, Nichifor Codruț made a precise shot to the right of Roman Matai. STAL ST WOLA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Wojtek Szczęsny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zygmunt Bielejewski in the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, STAL ST WOLA's Michel Batistuta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Wojtek Szczęsny. Wojtek Szczęsny yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Roman Matai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Braulio Castel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to F.C.BARLAD getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Dumitru Surdu hit a great ball. STAL ST WOLA's Roman Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nichifor Codruț in the 74th minute of play. If Braulio Castel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wojtek Szczęsny stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zygmunt Bielejewski's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nichifor Codruț in the 82nd minute of play forced STAL ST WOLA's goalkeeper Roman Matai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wojtek Szczęsny stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michel Batistuta's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute Nichifor Codruț shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Matai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. F.C.BARLAD's Nichifor Codruț got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wojtek Szczęsny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zygmunt Bielejewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. STAL ST WOLA's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because F.C.BARLAD had won, even though STAL ST WOLA had held more of the ball.