Prized/Friendly Cup

SSC NAPOLI
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ben Burnham made the kick off which started today's match. Des Westlake hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Silvester Pamplin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristi Foltea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute Leontin Iacobescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvester Pamplin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Leontin Iacobescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Silvester Pamplin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 18 minutes into the game, Valer Papadima was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MIT's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ssc Napoli the free kick. In the 18th match minute, MIT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valer Papadima to maneuver through the defense. MIT's Vitko Vutev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save MIT from getting a goal against them. The MIT fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when MIT's Leontin Iacobescu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leontin Iacobescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Silvester Pamplin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute of the match MIT got a corner. Ssc Napoli's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sabin Eniceicu ran over to the corner to take the kick. The MIT fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when MIT's Leontin Iacobescu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 46th minute, Leontin Iacobescu made a precise shot to the right of Silvester Pamplin. Ssc Napoli's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. After the first half MIT were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leontin Iacobescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. MIT's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sabin Eniceicu in the 57th minute. Sabin Eniceicu made a great header on MIT's corner, it was just that Ssc Napoli's Silvester Pamplin managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Leontin Iacobescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvester Pamplin was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Silvester Pamplin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leontin Iacobescu in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the game, Leontin Iacobescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Silvester Pamplin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Leontin Iacobescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. MIT's supporters rose to their feet, but Leontin Iacobescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silvester Pamplin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silvester Pamplin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leontin Iacobescu in the 72nd minute of play. When Leontin Iacobescu came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the MIT 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 Leontin Iacobescu couldn't finish the play. In the 79th minute, Leontin Iacobescu made a precise shot to the right of Silvester Pamplin. Ssc Napoli's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. When Junior Niven fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ssc Napoli's protests and gave Junior Niven a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ssc Napoli's Junior Niven got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 88thth minute of the game Leontin Iacobescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ssc Napoli's Silvester Pamplin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sever Dobrescu during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 89 played minutes MIT got a freekick which was hit by Sever Dobrescu. In the 91st minute, Leontin Iacobescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MIT fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. Rowan Knowles kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. MIT's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.