Friendly League

GROAPA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aurelio Berdoi started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Aurelio Berdoi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eugen Jupân. DINAMO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aurelio Berdoi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Eugen Jupân made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Berdoi in the 6th minute of play. After 9 minutes, Basarab Zburliş mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DINAMO and the Northern California players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 9th minute, Basarab Zburliş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Northern California's Eugenio Gomesano got a free kick in the 10th minute. Northern California's Domingos Savier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Nicodim in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Berdoi in the 14th minute of play forced DINAMO's goalkeeper Eugen Jupân to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eugen Jupân made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Berdoi in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute Aurelio Berdoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugen Jupân saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugen Jupân took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Isazi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on Northern California's corner Aurelio Berdoi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eugen Jupân quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Aurelio Berdoi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugen Jupân was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Eugen Jupân took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Berdoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurelio Berdoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucrețiu Nicodim took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Domingos Savier. Domingos Savier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Eugen Jupân made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Berdoi in the 43rd minute of play. Eugen Jupân showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Berdoi in the 45th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aurelio Berdoi in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eugen Jupân prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Basarab Zburliş made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Northern California booed when DINAMO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryszard Borcz didn't get a good kick on the ball. DINAMO's defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Aurelio Berdoi scored to the left of an out of position Eugen Jupân, making the score, 1-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Godofredo Mikeldi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Northern California's supporters rose to their feet, but Godofredo Mikeldi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eugen Jupân breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eugen Jupân didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Northern California's Aurelio Berdoi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Pablo Henrico fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugen Jupân having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Aurelio Berdoi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Northern California fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. In the 77th match minute, Northern California was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Isazi to maneuver through the defense. Aurelio Berdoi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Eugen Jupân when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 80th minute Northern California were awarded a corner. Aurelio Berdoi went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Aurelio Berdoi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugen Jupân was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pablo Henrico got free with Eugen Jupân in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 94th minute of the match Basarab Zburliş completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Basarab Zburliş a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, DINAMO's Basarab Zburliş got a free kick in the 95th minute. Northern California's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.