Friendly League

Ricoh Colliseum
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carmelo Idacio took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Ian Pansby made a precise shot to the right of Dumitru Cinteză. WonderKids tEam's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Gigel Bucur recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 11 minutes into the match, WonderKids tEam's goalkeeper Dumitru Cinteză had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gigel Bucur. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gigel Bucur got free with Dumitru Cinteză in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dumitru Cinteză was a little too slow when Gigel Bucur got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 2-0. Gigel Bucur was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 17th minute. Toronto Marlies FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Gigel Bucur blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dumitru Cinteză having to make a save. Dumitru Cinteză made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gigel Bucur in the 19th minute of play. Anfilogino Amicone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionuț Trică, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ionuț Trică in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anfilogino Amicone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dumitru Cinteză was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Gigel Bucur capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gigel Bucur really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Anfilogino Amicone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irinel Bratoloveanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind WonderKids tEam's goalkeeper Dumitru Cinteză, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The throw-in from Eulalio Berenguer in the 42nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Toronto Marlies FC's Tracy Narcisse. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gigel Bucur in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dumitru Cinteză prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gigel Bucur in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dumitru Cinteză saved WonderKids tEam from getting behind. Toronto Marlies FC's Tracy Narcisse quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eulalio Berenguer, made in the 46th minute of the game.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gigel Bucur made a kick off. After 54 minutes of play, Toronto Marlies FC's Gigel Bucur made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dumitru Cinteză was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dumitru Cinteză came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Toronto Marlies FC's Gigel Bucur. But to his dismay, Gigel Bucur quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Dumitru Cinteză took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigel Bucur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dumitru Cinteză showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigel Bucur in the 63rd minute of the match. Dumitru Cinteză took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigel Bucur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind WonderKids tEam's goalkeeper Dumitru Cinteză, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigel Bucur in the 72nd minute of play forced WonderKids tEam's goalkeeper Dumitru Cinteză to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 76 minutes, Gigel Bucur managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Toronto Marlies FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gigel Bucur was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 79th minute, Gigel Bucur made a precise shot to the right of Dumitru Cinteză. WonderKids tEam's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Anfilogino Amicone made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Carmelo Idacio sent off a good shot on target. In a very dangerous position, a player in WonderKids tEam fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 86th minute. Penalty! After 90 played minutes WonderKids tEam got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Manuelo. WonderKids tEam's Dumitru Cinteză played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gigel Bucur in the 91st minute of play. Daniel Passarelli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dumitru Cinteză having to make a save. Eduard Bejan's late challenge caught a Toronto Marlies FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eduard Bejan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to WonderKids tEam getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Eduard Bejan hit a great ball. Toronto Marlies FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of WonderKids tEam for a fine match.