Friendly League

Corleone
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marius Rareș got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Neil Brady left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yellow Submarine FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Vali Petrin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Brady, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Rufus Todd hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Vali Petrin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronnie Moss in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronnie Moss in the 13th minute of play forced Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Vali Petrin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Cosa Nostra's Cristi Boșneag got a free kick in the 16th minute. Ionică Milcoveanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Eddie Cadwallader made a huge save. In the 22nd minute Neil Brady shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vali Petrin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ionică Milcoveanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 24 played minutes Yellow Submarine FC got a freekick which was hit by Marty Fitzsymon. After a rather tough play, Yellow Submarine FC's Brynn Bambrook got a free kick in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Ronnie Moss had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vali Petrin. Cosa Nostra's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronnie Moss was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 32nd minute, Rufus Todd left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yellow Submarine FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Eddie Cadwallader took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Rareș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vali Petrin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronnie Moss in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Steve Mann was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yellow Submarine FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cosa Nostra the free kick. Steve Mann hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Vali Petrin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neil Brady in the 43rd minute of play. Vali Petrin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rufus Todd in the 45th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Cosa Nostra's Daniel Copil got a free kick in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ronnie Moss to make the kick off. Neil Bradys short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Vali Petrin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Yellow Submarine FC's zone, Ionică Milcoveanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eddie Cadwallader came out of the goal and Ionică Milcoveanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Romeo Grindeanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Romeo Grindeanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eddie Cadwallader was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Rufus Todd's late challenge caught a Cosa Nostra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rufus Todd helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Yellow Submarine FC's Rufus Todd got a free kick in the 61st minute. Eddie Cadwallader showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionică Milcoveanu in the 62nd minute of the match. Marius Rareș received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Eddie Cadwallader tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Norman Blake hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Barney Barfield could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Vali Petrin made a huge save. Ronnie Moss charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronnie Moss the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Yellow Submarine FC's Ronnie Moss got a free kick in the 72nd minute. A hard shot 74 in the game by Neil Brady from a close distance when the talented Vali Petrin managed to make a qualified save. Cosa Nostra's players were relieved. Vali Petrin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Neil Brady in the 75th minute. Vali Petrin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronnie Moss in the 76th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the game, Cosa Nostra's Ionică Milcoveanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eddie Cadwallader made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Barney Barfield hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Eddie Cadwallader showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionică Milcoveanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Yellow Submarine FC's Eddie Cadwallader played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionică Milcoveanu in the 93rd minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Yellow Submarine FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.