Friendly League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anders Westerstrand got the match started through his kick off. Adriano Ribeiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wojtek Szczęsny came out and tried to block the shot, but Adriano Ribeiro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Wojtek Szczęsny, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adriano Ribeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Wojtek Szczęsny made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by János Csongrádi during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of F.C.BARLAD:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Obscurials:s goal. The crowd rose to their feet as The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wojtek Szczęsny. That made the score 3-0 after 22 minutes of play. A collision led to F.C.BARLAD getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Liviu Huștea hit a great ball. Adriano Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 30 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Wojtek Szczęsny had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adriano Ribeiro. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Ribeiro got free with Wojtek Szczęsny in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, F.C.BARLAD's Liviu Huștea got a free kick in the 35th minute. Wojtek Szczęsny made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 38th minute. Wojtek Szczęsny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Wright came free, but Wojtek Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pablo Paz hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Wojtek Szczęsny acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 45th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Fabian Spânu.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gheorghe Corbuț to make the kick off. After 51 minutes of play, The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wojtek Szczęsny was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wojtek Szczęsny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelson Wright in the 62nd minute of play. After 63 played minutes F.C.BARLAD got a freekick which was hit by Liviu Huștea. Zheng Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gheorghe Corbuț, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Gheorghe Corbuț blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zheng Chao having to make a save. 80 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Wojtek Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wojtek Szczęsny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anders Westerstrand, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Florin Aalexoaiei kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. The Obscurials made a substitution. Angelo Eiró replaced Cliff Rowden. The Obscurials made a substitution. Lawrance Grandison replaced Adriano Ribeiro. 87 minutes into the game, Liviu Huștea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C.BARLAD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Obscurials the free kick. A collision led to F.C.BARLAD getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Liviu Huștea hit a great ball. Fabian Spânu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Wojtek Szczęsny. F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lawrance Grandison in the 91st minute of play forced F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Wojtek Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Obscurials walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.