Friendly League

Academia RIO
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Duarte Mineiro kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avram Pârvan in the 3rd minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 1-0 became the score in the 8th minute when Avram Pârvan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. COURO COME FC's José Maria Pontes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save COURO COME FC from getting a goal against them. If Avram Pârvan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nechifor Epure took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélio Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Zé Carlos de Queiroz hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Ivan Oltean 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. José Maria Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avram Pârvan, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 25th match minute, Academia Rio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiberiu Vornicescu to maneuver through the defense. José Maria Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avram Pârvan, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avram Pârvan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Virgil Şimonca came free, but José Maria Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Hélio Furtado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Nechifor Epure was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Avram Pârvan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Avram Pârvan came free, but José Maria Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Oltean in the 54th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Avram Pârvan struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. José Maria Pontes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Academia Rio. Benê Alvarenga made in the 58th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Academia Rio's Jean Oltean. After 60 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by Alexandru Zbagan. In the 64th match minute, COURO COME FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benê Alvarenga to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of COURO COME FC booed when Academia Rio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandru Zbagan didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Academia Rio's Nechifor Epure got control of the ball when Hélio Furtado tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of COURO COME FC booed when Academia Rio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Oltean didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute Avram Pârvan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Oltean came free, but José Maria Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avram Pârvan in the 77th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 78 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by Tiberiu Vornicescu. After 79 played minutes, COURO COME FC's Túlio Arantes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nechifor Epure 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 COURO COME FC reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avram Pârvan in the 89th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Duarte Mineiro got free with Nechifor Epure in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. For all the effort they put into the match, the COURO COME FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Academia Rio.