Friendly League

Diamond Parck
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Javier Franco charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Javier Franco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Javier Franco hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute Bernardo Lawrence shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codrin Encica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Bernardo Lawrence left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gutenberg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Gutenberg's Esteve Videl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gigel Căliman in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of Gutenberg booed when Club 23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdinand Zegreanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esteve Videl made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Cazimir Floroiu sent off a good shot on target. Javier Franco took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Codrin Encica. Codrin Encica dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Codrin Encica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Ritchie, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 30 played minutes Club 23 got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinand Zegreanu. After 36 played minutes Club 23 got a freekick which was hit by Victor Stamate. 37 minutes into the match, Club 23's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Ritchie came free, but Codrin Encica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Club 23 defense, Nestor Ritchie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Codrin Encica. The Club 23 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Codrin Encica should have stopped the shot. In the 44th minute, Bernardo Lawrence left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gutenberg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. If Berea Ion had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gigel Căliman to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Constantin Stelian mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club 23 and the Gutenberg players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Gutenberg booed when Club 23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Constantin Stelian didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 56 played minutes Club 23 got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinand Zegreanu. Club 23's Codrin Encica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Lawrence in the 58th minute of play. Club 23's Codrin Encica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldomero Marcones in the 60th minute of play. After 62 minutes, Claudio Umbruso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gutenberg and the Club 23 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 63 played minutes Club 23 got a freekick which was hit by Lucrețiu Roşculeţ. Codrin Encica was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cristobal Fliz. Fausto Peruanton scored 0-5 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Codrin Encica, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gutenberg's Faustino Pedroso was substituted for Eduardo Oton. If Fausto Peruanton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fausto Peruanton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Codrin Encica made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Fausto Peruanton kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Codrin Encica. That made the score 0-6 in the 87 minute of play. After 90 played minutes Gutenberg got a freekick which was hit by Jesus Pereyra. In the 90th minute Gigel Căliman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteve Videl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute Nestor Ritchie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codrin Encica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th match minute, Club 23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Stamate to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Gutenberg left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Club 23.