Friendly League

ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ Estadio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cédric Payen kicked off to start the match. Jaime Afonso came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Minerul Baita -MM-'s Dudu Georgescu. But to his dismay, Dudu Georgescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Fernando Elodio managed to get in a good position for a shot. ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Elodio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergiu Cobâlcescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dudu Georgescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Jaime Afonso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cédric Payen in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jaime Afonso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 25 minutes into the game, Dudu Georgescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jaime Afonso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Codruț Podgoreanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Clemente Martino's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Sergiu Cobâlcescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Codruț Podgoreanu hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the match, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Dudu Georgescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jaime Afonso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Dudu Georgescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Clemente Martino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ciriaco Oinaz's late challenge caught a Minerul Baita -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciriaco Oinaz helped the player get up and apologised. After 52 minutes, Cédric Payen made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's Jaime Afonso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 56 minutes into the match, ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's goal looked a bit too open when Ionică Şendrea came free, but Jaime Afonso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Codruț Podgoreanu kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Bogi Miner was substituted for Dudu Georgescu. A collision led to Minerul Baita -MM- getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Codruț Podgoreanu hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute, Honorio Vela sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Minerul Baita -MM-'s Sergiu Cobâlcescu didn't even have to move. Cédric Payen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Faustino Aimar came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Faustino Aimar couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Bogi Miner's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jaime Afonso was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Jaime Afonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionică Şendrea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Afonso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionică Şendrea in the 84th minute of the match. With a little luck, ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's Jaime Afonso got control of the ball when Bogi Miner tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sergiu Cobâlcescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clemente Martino's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. When the match was over Minerul Baita -MM- could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ throughout the match.