Friendly League

Cătălin Hîldan
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Aquilino Ponte started the match with the kick off. Aquilino Ponte came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and King Junior could save by the left post. After a rather tough play, Tornadele Siret's Zygmunt Zurawski got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 7 played minutes, Kobra TEAM's Carlo Bracchi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ricardinho Lopes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kobra TEAM reached it. King Junior made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Flintașu in the 9th minute of play. Ricardinho Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Taşcău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vlad Miniș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but King Junior made a huge save. Vlad Miniș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but King Junior made a huge save. 20 minutes into the match, Tornadele Siret's goal looked a bit too open when Gheorghe Taşcău came free, but Ricardinho Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maxim Creangă kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Gheorghe Taşcău's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardinho Lopes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Ricardinho Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gheorghe Taşcău in the 25th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aquilino Ponte got free with King Junior in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 28 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper King Junior had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maxim Creangă. Gheorghe Taşcău might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardinho Lopes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gheorghe Taşcău ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 39th minute Gheorghe Taşcău shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardinho Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 41 minutes, Gheorghe Taşcău managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kobra TEAM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gheorghe Taşcău was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tornadele Siret fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! After the first half Kobra TEAM were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gheorghe Taşcău stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, Tornadele Siret's Ali Emir Işıklar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that King Junior narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ricardinho Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionică Lucescu in the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Vlad Miniș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but King Junior saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Tornadele Siret's Ricardinho Lopes got control of the ball when Gheorghe Taşcău tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gheorghe Taşcău in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardinho Lopes saved Tornadele Siret from getting behind. A collision led to Kobra TEAM getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Liviu Cristocea hit a great ball. Kobra TEAM's George Mineață was substituted for Cazimir Corbeanu. Kobra TEAM's King Junior played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vlad Miniș in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Tornadele Siret's goal looked a bit too open when Ionică Lucescu came free, but Ricardinho Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Kobra TEAM's Ricardinho Lopes threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ionică Lucescu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 76th minute, Gheorghe Taşcău made a precise shot to the right of Ricardinho Lopes. Tornadele Siret's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Gheorghe Taşcău's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardinho Lopes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Kobra TEAM's Gheorghe Taşcău slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ricardinho Lopes. That made the score 0-3 after 85 minutes of play. 90 minutes into the match, Tornadele Siret's goal looked a bit too open when Gheorghe Taşcău came free, but Ricardinho Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kobra TEAM walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.