Friendly League

Stone Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Richard Lindley took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vali Petrin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Richard Lindley went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Lindley in the 8th minute of play forced Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Vali Petrin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Maidstone United AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Marius Rareș came free, but Mickey Naisbitt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vern Turk hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute of the match Marius Rareș sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mickey Naisbitt skillfully saved the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Maidstone United AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ionică Milcoveanu came free, but Mickey Naisbitt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vali Petrin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Lindley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maidstone United AFC's Mickey Naisbitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionică Milcoveanu in the 20th minute of play. Mickey Naisbitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionică Milcoveanu in the 24th minute of the match. Mickey Naisbitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tudor Buzilă, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Vali Petrin came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Maidstone United AFC's Mike Way. But to his dismay, Mike Way quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Richard Lindley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Vali Petrin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Ionică Milcoveanu made a precise shot to the right of Mickey Naisbitt. Maidstone United AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristi Boșneag during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Cristi Boșneag hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Ionică Milcoveanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cosa Nostra fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Mickey Naisbitt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Grindeanu in the 52nd minute of play. Mickey Naisbitt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tudor Buzilă in the 54th minute. Mickey Naisbitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marius Rareș, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Ionică Milcoveanu notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Maidstone United AFC's Mickey Naisbitt. Mickey Naisbitt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd minute, Tudor Buzilă reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mickey Naisbitt. The goal made the score 2-4. With a little luck, Maidstone United AFC's Mickey Naisbitt got control of the ball when Ionică Milcoveanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 67th minute Cosa Nostra were awarded a corner. Marius Rareș went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Marius Rareș got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mickey Naisbitt quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marius Rareș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Maidstone United AFC's goalkeeper Mickey Naisbitt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Maidstone United AFC's Mickey Naisbitt got control of the ball when Ionică Milcoveanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pat Clarke made in the 77th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Vern Turk immediately put the ball in play. The crowd rose to their feet as Cosa Nostra's Romeo Grindeanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mickey Naisbitt. That made the score 2-5 after 82 minutes of play. Vali Petrin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mike Way's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Rareș in the 88th minute of play forced Maidstone United AFC's goalkeeper Mickey Naisbitt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Cosa Nostra's Romeo Grindeanu got a free kick in the 89th minute. Stew Porter took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vali Petrin. Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Maidstone United AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Marius Rareș 94 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-6. Cosa Nostra's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.