Friendly League

Ghencea
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aron Ciorăscu started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Filip Panțuru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Dušan Ančic managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Steaua Bucuresti's Aron Ciorăscu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Filip Panțuru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dušan Ančic having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aron Ciorăscu in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dušan Ančic saved Club Atlético de Newell from getting behind. Pastor Eufemio's late challenge caught a Steaua Bucuresti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pastor Eufemio helped the player get up and apologised. Pastor Eufemio hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Radu Isaicu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Alexandersen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Percival came free, but Radu Isaicu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radu Isaicu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Alexandersen in the 24th minute of play. In the 31st minute Aron Ciorăscu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dušan Ančic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute Aurel Pandrea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dušan Ančic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Aron Ciorăscu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dušan Ančic was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Radu Isaicu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spike Foley in the 39th minute of the match. Radu Isaicu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Alexandersen in the 40th minute of play. Steaua Bucuresti's Radu Isaicu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Spike Foley in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sebastian Percival to make the kick off. Radu Isaicu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spike Foley in the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd minute of the match Club Atlético de Newell got a corner. Steaua Bucuresti's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Harry Carson ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Spike Foley heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Dušan Ančic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aron Ciorăscu in the 54th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Steaua Bucuresti's corner Aurel Pandrea fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dušan Ančic quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Steaua Bucuresti getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Costin Ştirbu hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, Harry Carson sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Radu Isaicu threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Harry Carson this time. Costin Ştirbu kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Percival came free, but Radu Isaicu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radu Isaicu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugo Alexandersen in the 73rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sebastian Percival in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Radu Isaicu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Radu Isaicu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 80th minute Club Atlético de Newell were awarded a corner. Harry Carson went to the cornerflag to take it. Spike Foley hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Harry Carson during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 81st minute, one of Club Atlético de Newell:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Club Atlético de Newell. Club Atlético de Newell:s Dušan Ančic showed great skill when he stopped Aron Ciorăscu:s penalty. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Atlético de Newell's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iulian Ciuvică was slow to take the kick. During this time Steaua Bucuresti's players had a chance to rest. Iulian Ciuvică made a great header on Steaua Bucuresti's corner, it was just that Club Atlético de Newell's Dušan Ančic managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 86thth minute of the game Aron Ciorăscu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético de Newell's Dušan Ančic was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Radu Isaicu made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Hugo Alexandersen sent off a good shot on target. In the 88th minute, Aurel Pandrea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute Ionuț Drumeș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dušan Ančic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Club Atlético de Newell's Dušan Ančic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aron Ciorăscu in the 96th minute of play. Club Atlético de Newell were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Steaua Bucuresti to leave the ground with a draw.