Palookaville
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) If Carsten Klaasens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Dinu Bungescu fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored YR☆ Rossoneri™'s protests and gave Dinu Bungescu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to YR☆ Rossoneri™ getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Dinu Bungescu hit a great ball. After having played for 6 minutes, Kurt Schröer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seagulls's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kurt Schröer 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 8th minute Mihăiţă Voina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Marian Drogoreanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. YR☆ Rossoneri™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Marian Drogoreanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan-Joost Smeekes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jan-Joost Smeekes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihăiţă Voina in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Seagulls's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Constantin Maniu was slow to take the kick. During this time YR☆ Rossoneri™'s players had a chance to rest. YR☆ Rossoneri™'s Constantin Maniu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Roger Popken charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roger Popken the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 16 played minutes Seagulls got a freekick which was hit by Roger Popken. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilco Owusu Abeyie got free with Florin Suşu in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 24th minute Wilco Owusu Abeyie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florin Suşu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, YR☆ Rossoneri™'s Marian Drogoreanu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jan-Joost Smeekes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Florin Suşu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roger Popken in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Drogoreanu in the 36th minute of play forced Seagulls's goalkeeper Jan-Joost Smeekes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Drogoreanu in the 40th minute of play forced Seagulls's goalkeeper Jan-Joost Smeekes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogier Veninga's late challenge caught a YR☆ Rossoneri™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rogier Veninga helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st match minute, Seagulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogier Veninga to maneuver through the defense. Jan-Joost Smeekes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinu Bungescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marian Drogoreanu made a kick off. After 51 minutes of play, Seagulls's Carsten Klaasens made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florin Suşu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marian Drogoreanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marian Drogoreanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Jan-Joost Smeekes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the game, Wilco Owusu Abeyie cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Florin Suşu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the YR☆ Rossoneri™ defense, Jan Harmens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Florin Suşu. The YR☆ Rossoneri™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Florin Suşu should have stopped the shot. 70 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goalkeeper Jan-Joost Smeekes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marian Drogoreanu. 72 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goalkeeper Jan-Joost Smeekes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marian Drogoreanu. A hard shot 72 in the game by Marian Drogoreanu from a close distance when the talented Jan-Joost Smeekes managed to make a qualified save. Seagulls's players were relieved. In the 78th minute Jan Harmens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florin Suşu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rogier Veninga was shown his second yellow card after 84 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 84th match minute, Seagulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogier Veninga to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th match minute, Seagulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Harmens to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goalkeeper Jan-Joost Smeekes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marian Drogoreanu. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Seagulls had won after a very even match.
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