Friendly League

Daniel Popa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Marian Alungulesei made the kick off and thus started the match. When Borussia Brasov's Marian Alungulesei in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Império Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Thiago Ribeiro's late challenge caught a Borussia Brasov's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thiago Ribeiro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Império Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Thiago Ribeiro hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Império Futebol Clube's zone, Marian Alungulesei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gugu Barreto came out of the goal and Marian Alungulesei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ivan Hrandabur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The Borussia Brasov fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Borussia Brasov's Marian Alungulesei 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ivan Hrandabur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Ivan Hrandabur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olívio Cerezo, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Constantin Lăzărescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gugu Barreto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Constantin Lăzărescu ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jerônimo Varela during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Império Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Jerônimo Varela hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the match, Império Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Gugu Barreto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marian Alungulesei. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marian Alungulesei in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gugu Barreto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Borussia Brasov's Marian Alungulesei in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Império Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Marian Alungulesei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Gugu Barreto made a huge save. Marian Alungulesei did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Gugu Barreto 42 minutes into the match. Gugu Barreto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marian Alungulesei's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Faustão Félix made a kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Marian Alungulesei who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Império Futebol Clube's Gugu Barreto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 56 minutes, Marian Alungulesei made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Império Futebol Clube's Gugu Barreto tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 58 minutes into the game, Mazinho Fontes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Império Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Borussia Brasov the free kick. After a rather tough play, Império Futebol Clube's Mazinho Fontes got a free kick in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Marian Alungulesei notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Império Futebol Clube's Gugu Barreto. Gugu Barreto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A sloppy throw-in by Lúcio Costa in the 65th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Borussia Brasov's Cristi Bodea. Gugu Barreto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristinel Ştefulescu's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Marian Alungulesei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Gugu Barreto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 68 minutes of play, Império Futebol Clube's Faustão Félix made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivan Hrandabur was left in no man's land by his defense there! Império Futebol Clube's Gugu Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Alungulesei in the 72nd minute of play. Gugu Barreto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Alungulesei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Marian Alungulesei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gugu Barreto was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Ivan Hrandabur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerônimo Varela in the 77th minute of the match. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Império Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Gugu Barreto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gugu Barreto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Alungulesei in the 84th minute of the match. Gugu Barreto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristinel Ştefulescu in the 86th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marian Alungulesei in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gugu Barreto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Borussia Brasov's Marian Alungulesei in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Império Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal.