Friendly League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diego Armando Maradona got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FCFiratRom's goalkeeper Zeynel Gulson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 4th minute of the match C Ａ R D I N Ａ L got a corner. FCFiratRom's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Šako Grande ran over to the corner to take the kick. Carlo Holse tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Zeynel Gulson. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-0 in the 4th minute. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Šako Grande in the 12th minute. A nice corner shot did that Šako Grande got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zeynel Gulson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 13th match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Nisipeanu to maneuver through the defense. Diego Armando Maradona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zeynel Gulson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. After 16 minutes FCFiratRom's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Šako Grande who took care of the corner kick. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Šako Grande was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zeynel Gulson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 18 minutes into the game, Costel Fânaru threw the ball into play from the sideline. FCFiratRom's Murat Kundak quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 19th minute Ahmet Reha Ayaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Hellkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeynel Gulson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Armando Maradona in the 23rd minute of the match. Tiberiu Buricea hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Ingvar Hellkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yıldıray Kartekin in the 37th minute of play. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Ingvar Hellkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Reha Ayaz in the 41st minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

FCFiratRom's Omero Cobain was substituted for Ahmet Reha Ayaz. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Omero Cobain stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Omero Cobain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Ingvar Hellkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nae Corbuț kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Murat Kundak hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Omero Cobain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FCFiratRom fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. FCFiratRom's Carlo Holse managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Costel Fânaru in the 60 minute of the game. FCFiratRom's Nino Marcelli was substituted for Eleuterio Ezkerra. After some careless play in the FCFiratRom defense, Diego Armando Maradona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zeynel Gulson. The FCFiratRom fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zeynel Gulson should have stopped the shot. In the 72nd minute Diego Armando Maradona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zeynel Gulson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeynel Gulson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Armando Maradona in the 72nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Oso Bucuk kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ingvar Hellkvist. That made the score 2-2 in the 76 minute of play. Zeynel Gulson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Armando Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Omero Cobain got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The FCFiratRom fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when FCFiratRom's Omero Cobain 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 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Omero Cobain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ingvar Hellkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omero Cobain in the 86th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oso Bucuk got free with Ingvar Hellkvist in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zeynel Gulson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Armando Maradona, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Murat Kundak kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FCFiratRom walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.