Friendly League

ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nildo Pereira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Benê Alvarenga made in the 3rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Academia Rio's Mihai Oniga. Tiberiu Vornicescu kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the game, Benê Alvarenga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Academia Rio's Tiberiu Vornicescu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 9 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by Virgil Şimonca. Academia Rio's Nechifor Epure played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nildo Pereira in the 10th minute of play. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Dieguinho Silveira hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Academia Rio's goalkeeper Nechifor Epure had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilian Carioca. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Oltean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. César Vinhas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Nechifor Epure made a huge save. In the 26th minute Aron Petrescu 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. In the 27th match minute, Academia Rio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandru Zbagan to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Nildo Pereira made a precise shot to the right of Nechifor Epure. Academia Rio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kiko Sena got free with Nechifor Epure in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nechifor Epure made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Rossi in the 33rd minute of play. Academia Rio's Nechifor Epure played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nildo Pereira in the 35th minute of play. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgil Şimonca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aron Petrescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivan Oltean during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Oltean. In the 48th minute, COURO COME FC's Kiko Sena ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nechifor Epure. Nechifor Epure yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aron Petrescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. COURO COME FC's José Maria Pontes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save COURO COME FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilian Carioca in the 59th minute of play forced Academia Rio's goalkeeper Nechifor Epure to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Academia Rio's Virgil Şimonca got a free kick in the 59th minute. A collision led to Academia Rio getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Nae Martinescu hit a great ball. José Maria Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aron Petrescu in the 65th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Academia Rio defense, Nildo Pereira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nechifor Epure. The Academia Rio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nechifor Epure should have stopped the shot. 72 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aron Petrescu came free, but José Maria Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nechifor Epure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Botelho in the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Botelho in the 73rd minute of play forced Academia Rio's goalkeeper Nechifor Epure to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean Oltean charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jean Oltean the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th match minute, Academia Rio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Oltean to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute Nildo Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nechifor Epure saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the COURO COME FC defense, Aron Petrescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Maria Pontes. The COURO COME FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Maria Pontes should have stopped the shot. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aron Petrescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the game, Dieguinho Silveira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. COURO COME FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Academia Rio the free kick. In the 82nd match minute, COURO COME FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dieguinho Silveira to maneuver through the defense. COURO COME FC made a substitution. Lenílson Lago replaced Dieguinho Silveira. In the 84th match minute, COURO COME FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dieguinho Silveira to maneuver through the defense. Virgil Şimonca kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute Christian Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nechifor Epure saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Oltean. After 93 played minutes COURO COME FC got a freekick which was hit by Nildo Pereira. In the 94th minute, Academia Rio's Alexandru Zbagan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind José Maria Pontes. José Maria Pontes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.