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Match Report
FC Brink
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646,
Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iulian Jurăscu took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mick Racine in the 2nd minute of play forced FC Brink's goalkeeper Vlad Belu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tarada's Cliff Gottschalk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Călin Macrea in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th match minute, FC Brink was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augustin Toacsen to maneuver through the defense. Vlad Belu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Johnny Raiola went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to FC Brink getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Petrică Ţeica hit a great ball. Tarada's Cliff Gottschalk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cezar Vârjean in the 24th minute of play. FC Brink's Vlad Belu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnny Raiola in the 26th minute of play. When Damian Lăceanu fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Brink's protests and gave Damian Lăceanu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Tarada booed when FC Brink was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damian Lăceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Marc Nuessli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 36 minutes of play, Tarada's Johnny Raiola made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vlad Belu was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Brink's Vlad Belu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Nuessli in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Everett Widmer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC Brink booed when Tarada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henri Schäppi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tarada made a substitution. Wolf Ehrenbolger replaced Mick Racine. In the 48th match minute, Tarada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henri Schäppi to maneuver through the defense.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Johnny Raiola was the one to do the kick off. Johnny Raiola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Vlad Belu made a huge save. Cliff Gottschalk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Călin Macrea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vlad Belu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Johnny Raiola in the 59th minute. If Johnny Raiola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Johnny Raiola came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Tarada 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 Johnny Raiola couldn't finish the play. A collision led to FC Brink getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Augustin Toacsen hit a great ball. After having played for 67 minutes, Johnny Raiola managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tarada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Johnny Raiola was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Johnny Raiola took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vlad Belu. Vlad Belu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Tarada's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Laurent Weyermann in the 77th minute. The corner led Tarada's Laurent Weyermann to fire away a dangerous shot which Vlad Belu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Johnny Raiola in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vlad Belu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Johnny Raiola put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Vlad Belu. Cliff Gottschalk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augustin Toacsen in the 83rd minute of play. Cliff Gottschalk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Călin Macrea, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Călin Macrea in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cliff Gottschalk saved Tarada from getting behind. After 86 played minutes FC Brink got a freekick which was hit by Damian Lăceanu. Johnny Raiola's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vlad Belu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Petrică Ţeica kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Vlad Belu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wolf Ehrenbolger in the 97th minute of play. The Tarada players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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