Friendly League

Ganea Gheorghe
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Claudiu Cârju made the kick off which started today's match. Mircea Balaeț could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Charles Hughes made a huge save. Charles Hughes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudiu Cârju's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Charles Hughes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudiu Cârju, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Åstäppa FK's goalkeeper Charles Hughes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claudiu Cârju. Mircea Balaeț's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Charles Hughes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience was convinced that Claudiu Cârju's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Hughes was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, -ARD-Milan rEvolution's Gavril Ciolacu got a free kick in the 27th minute. Peter Örtendal might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeremias Enaut. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Peter Örtendal ran back to his position shaking his head. Mircea Balaeț who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Charles Hughes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 35 minutes into the match, Åstäppa FK's goalkeeper Charles Hughes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mircea Balaeț. Manole Florean struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Charles Hughes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for -ARD-Milan rEvolution. Charles Hughes made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Mircea Balaeț sent off a good shot on target. Victor Stelaru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Charles Hughes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When -ARD-Milan rEvolution's Claudiu Cârju in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Åstäppa FK's goalie prevented a goal. After 47 played minutes -ARD-Milan rEvolution got a freekick which was hit by Victor Stelaru. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Czeslaw Czajkowski made a kick off. Charles Hughes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mircea Balaeț in the 51st minute of the match. Charles Hughes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudiu Cârju in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 57th minute Mircea Balaeț shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Hughes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charles Hughes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudiu Cârju in the 62nd minute of the match. Jeremias Enaut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Czajkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Claudiu Cârju in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Charles Hughes saved Åstäppa FK from getting behind. The supporters of -ARD-Milan rEvolution booed when Åstäppa FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uno Lundkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Czeslaw Czajkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Czeslaw Czajkowski got free with Jeremias Enaut in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Åstäppa FK's Peter Örtendal got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th match minute, -ARD-Milan rEvolution was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudiu Cârju to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute Czeslaw Czajkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Enaut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charles Hughes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Florean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Åstäppa FK's zone, Victor Stelaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Charles Hughes came out of the goal and Victor Stelaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 92 minutes of play, -ARD-Milan rEvolution's Claudiu Cârju made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Charles Hughes was left in no man's land by his defense there!