League

PAOLO FICATUS 1961
Spectators: 7374 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arrigo Ferretti took the kick off in the first half of the match. Șerban Nedelea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Pop in the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Arrigo Ferretti 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. Arrigo Ferretti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Povară having to interfere. If Ahmid Harel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Emanuel Melinte came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the FICATII FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emanuel Melinte couldn't finish the play. Arrigo Ferretti scored 1-0 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anton Povară, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Martin Pop fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zavoaia's protests and gave Martin Pop a yellow card for diving instead. Martin Pop hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Valentin Ieremia hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute, Arrigo Ferretti made a precise shot to the right of Anton Povară. Zavoaia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Șerban Nedelea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Moromete, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Șerban Nedelea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Pop in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute, one of Zavoaia: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 Zavoaia. The referee gave FICATII FC a penalty, 32 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Stelian Izbașa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Zavoaia's Anton Povară. 3-0. Alex Moromete might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Șerban Nedelea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Moromete ran back to his position shaking his head. Ahmid Harel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Alex Moromete came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Zavoaia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alex Moromete couldn't finish the play. Martin Pop sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Arrigo Ferretti's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 44thth minute, Anton Povară skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.

Arrigo Ferretti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Anton Povară tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anton Povară showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arrigo Ferretti, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Arrigo Ferretti managed to get in a good position for a shot. FICATII FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arrigo Ferretti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anton Povară breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anton Povară showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmid Harel, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Martin Pop struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Șerban Nedelea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zavoaia. Arrigo Ferretti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Anton Povară tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Șerban Nedelea came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Zavoaia's Martin Pop. But to his dismay, Martin Pop quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. When Emanuel Melinte came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the FICATII FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emanuel Melinte couldn't finish the play. After 91 played minutes, Zavoaia's Vlad Alb shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Șerban Nedelea 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 Zavoaia reached it. If Arrigo Ferretti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Zavoaia's zone, Emanuel Melinte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Povară came out of the goal and Emanuel Melinte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FICATII FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.