Friendly League

Swineford
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Iurie Dimofte started the match with the kick off. When Shannon Rutherford fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Swineford Utd's protests and gave Shannon Rutherford a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of RAPID 1923 booed when Swineford Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shannon Rutherford didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valentin Manu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shannon Rutherford in the 11th minute of the match. Cáirbre Dimson hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Swineford Utd's Bec Palmer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iurie Dimofte in the 14th minute of play. Valentin Manu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shannon Rutherford in the 20th minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Iosif Iorgu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RAPID 1923 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Shannon Rutherford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tory McMichel kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Petru Pătrașcu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bec Palmer. Swineford Utd's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tory McMichel's late challenge caught a RAPID 1923's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tory McMichel helped the player get up and apologised. Tory McMichel hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Swineford Utd fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 32nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave RAPID 1923 a penalty, 34 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nistor Bărbuceanu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Swineford Utd's Bec Palmer. 0-2. Shannon Rutherford received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Valentin Manu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Swineford Utd's Tory McMichel got a free kick in the 39th minute. The supporters of RAPID 1923 booed when Swineford Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tory McMichel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 46 minutes, Iurie Dimofte made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Swineford Utd's Bec Palmer tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Shannon Rutherford made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Shannon Rutherford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Manu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Swineford Utd's Shannon Rutherford got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adam Ghinescu got free with Bec Palmer in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 62nd minute, Keefe McWillie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tory McMichel kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Swineford Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Iurie Dimofte came free, but Bec Palmer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of RAPID 1923 booed when Swineford Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cáirbre Dimson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bec Palmer acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 87th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nistor Bărbuceanu. After 88 played minutes Swineford Utd got a freekick which was hit by Donn Dalton. A collision led to Swineford Utd getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Tory McMichel hit a great ball. The Swineford Utd fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. RAPID 1923 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.