Friendly League

R Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anders Westerstrand started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Armada's Kylian Henry nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zheng Chao made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 10 played minutes Armada got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Anastasiu. In the 12th minute, Edelmiro Mateo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iosif Şiman got free with Zheng Chao in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristi Miheș 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 17th minute. In the 20th minute Anders Westerstrand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristi Miheș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kylian Henry in the 21st minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Adriano Ribeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristi Miheș. Armada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adriano Ribeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. David Bitănescu made in the 35th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by The Obscurials's Edelmiro Mateo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adriano Ribeiro in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristi Miheș saved Armada from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kylian Henry in the 43rd minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristi Miheș didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adriano Ribeiro went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Elder Godoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Zheng Chao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Kylian Henry came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kylian Henry in the 55th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Armada getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Vali Caramarin hit a great ball. In the 58th minute of the match Fabian Spânu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristi Miheș skillfully saved the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Adriano Ribeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristi Miheș. Armada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adriano Ribeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 67 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Kylian Henry came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristi Miheș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Armada's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Wright came free, but Cristi Miheș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zheng Chao didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kylian Henry went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Armada made a substitution. Edgar Șeicaru replaced Elder Godoi. In the 84th minute, Matias Ginter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liviu Buceceanu in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute Iosif Şiman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Armada's goal looked a bit too open when Lawrance Grandison came free, but Cristi Miheș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fotis Kapiris hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 96th minute of the match Armada got a corner. The Obscurials's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. He Wei Feng ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that He Wei Feng got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zheng Chao quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The Obscurials had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.