League

Shadow Arena
Spectators: 7754 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 156) Team MILO's Rareș Bratoloveanu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 4th play minutes Rareș Bratoloveanu shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Manole Vulturar and just under the crossbar into goal. Rareș Bratoloveanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manole Vulturar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonín Pinkava in the 9th minute of play. Manole Vulturar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rareș Bratoloveanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manole Vulturar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rareș Bratoloveanu in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Neşat Çapan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Team MILO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 22 minutes of play, Team MILO's Antonín Pinkava made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manole Vulturar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rareș Bratoloveanu in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manole Vulturar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Antonín Pinkava shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 29th minute, Torben Brigelsgaard 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. In the 33rd minute Rareș Bratoloveanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manole Vulturar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neşat Çapan in the 35th minute of play forced BlackKnights's goalkeeper Manole Vulturar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Albert Spelbu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonín Pinkava sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Manole Vulturar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rareș Bratoloveanu went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Manole Vulturar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torben Brigelsgaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute Team MILO were awarded a corner. Antonín Pinkava went to the cornerflag to take it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 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 Horea Poplăcan to make the kick off. Neşat Çapan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Manole Vulturar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the game, Neşat Çapan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Manole Vulturar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Neşat Çapan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Manole Vulturar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Manole Vulturar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torben Brigelsgaard in the 69th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Torben Brigelsgaard dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Manole Vulturar, 0-12. 74 minutes into the match, BlackKnights's goal looked a bit too open when Antonín Pinkava came free, but Manole Vulturar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Torben Brigelsgaard scored 0-13 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manole Vulturar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute Rareș Bratoloveanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manole Vulturar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, BlackKnights's goalkeeper Manole Vulturar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonín Pinkava. 90 minutes into the game, Torben Brigelsgaard recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Manole Vulturar. Torben Brigelsgaard showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-14. Manole Vulturar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rareș Bratoloveanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Team MILO's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.