Friendly League

Vlashers Bernabeu
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adrian Mutu got the match started through his kick off. Panait Hațegan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marius Levința, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Ernest Mareș came free, but Panait Hațegan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marius Levința got free with Panait Hațegan in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Romeo Giurăscu was slow to take the kick. During this time Vlashers's players had a chance to rest. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mădălin Cangeopol in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pauli Palander saved Vlashers from getting behind. Vlashers's Pauli Palander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Mutu in the 23rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrian Mutu during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucky Luciano in the 30th minute of play forced Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Panait Hațegan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Mădălin Cangeopol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pauli Palander was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 36 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Panait Hațegan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernest Mareș. The audience was convinced that Marius Levința's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Panait Hațegan was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 40th minute of the match Vlashers got a corner. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Romeo Giurăscu ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Romeo Giurăscu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Panait Hațegan did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mădălin Cangeopol in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pauli Palander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 42 minutes into the game, Adrian Mutu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Pauli Palander was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pauli Palander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mădălin Cangeopol in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marius Levința to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Tractorul Satulung -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonsinho Barros to maneuver through the defense. Vlashers's Pauli Palander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Vlashers from getting a goal against them. 60 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Mădălin Cangeopol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pauli Palander narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pauli Palander was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Mădălin Cangeopol capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mădălin Cangeopol really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Panait Hațegan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trayko Mendov in the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Levința in the 67th minute of play forced Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Panait Hațegan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trayko Mendov in the 68th minute of play forced Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Panait Hațegan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Mutu in the 69th minute of play forced Vlashers's goalkeeper Pauli Palander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Vlashers getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ernest Mareș hit a great ball. Panait Hațegan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernest Mareș in the 77th minute of the match. Pauli Palander was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mădălin Cangeopol showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 83 minute of play. Tractorul Satulung -MM- made a substitution. Fabian Bălan replaced Marius Tănasă. Pauli Palander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Mutu in the 89th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mădălin Cangeopol in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pauli Palander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 93 minutes into the match, Vlashers's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Mutu came free, but Pauli Palander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.