Friendly League

PW Sportarena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leroy Kluttig kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulo Montaña in the 4th minute of play forced PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Sulo Montaña 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. Paul Mertesacker hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute Leroy Kluttig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Buturugã saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute Zvonimir Prestin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Buturugã saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulo Montaña in the 21st minute of play forced PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, LOI's George Buturugã got control of the ball when Hector Todor tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Sulo Montaña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Semail Ilıca hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. LOI's George Buturugã proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save LOI from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulo Montaña in the 38th minute of play forced PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulo Montaña in the 41st minute of play forced PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özgür Özbay in the 44th minute of play forced PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulo Montaña in the 47th minute of play forced PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The PoWer SC 2K5 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. LOI were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sulo Montaña to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in LOI's zone, Hector Todor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. George Buturugã came out of the goal and Hector Todor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 58 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Todor came free, but George Buturugã reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hector Todor blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without George Buturugã having to make a save. George Buturugã made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Todor in the 60th minute of play. David Rotariu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özgür Özbay in the 61st minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sulo Montaña. With a little luck, PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu got control of the ball when Sulo Montaña tried to sneak it across the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Özgür Özbay dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of David Rotariu, 0-2. George Buturugã took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Todor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. George Buturugã took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leroy Kluttig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sulo Montaña in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sulo Montaña. LOI made a substitution. Metin Semi replaced Kaan Öztanır. Sulo Montaña kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Hector Todor made a precise shot to the right of George Buturugã. LOI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 94th match minute, PoWer SC 2K5 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bayezit Tecmil to maneuver through the defense. The LOI supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing LOI would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.