Friendly League

El Zoco
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Imanol Navarro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Severo Rubio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traian Vornicescu in the 13th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Velez FC's Hernán Acha got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Imanol Navarro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusebiu Stolnicu having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Imanol Navarro fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Eusebiu Stolnicu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Imanol Navarro in the 32nd minute of play. After 34 played minutes Velez FC got a freekick which was hit by Cresenciano Peña. After a rather tough play, Velez FC's Hernán Acha got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 41st minute, Traian Vornicescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Severo Rubio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Edgardo Solera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Eusebiu Stolnicu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chelsea A's Eusebiu Stolnicu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Imanol Navarro in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Traian Vornicescu to make the kick off. Cătălin Tarcea kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of Velez FC booed when Chelsea A was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgil Ghițescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gomesano Benedicto, 55 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After 56 played minutes Chelsea A got a freekick which was hit by Mircea Spirache. Eusebiu Stolnicu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baudilio Castan, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59thth minute of the game Imanol Navarro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chelsea A's Eusebiu Stolnicu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Imanol Navarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Edgardo Solera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 74 minutes into the match, Velez FC's goalkeeper Severo Rubio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cătălin Tarcea. Edgardo Solera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Eusebiu Stolnicu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chelsea A's Eusebiu Stolnicu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Solera in the 79th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Imanol Navarro in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eusebiu Stolnicu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Imanol Navarro came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Velez FC 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 Imanol Navarro couldn't finish the play. In the 87th minute, Edgardo Solera made a precise shot to the right of Eusebiu Stolnicu. Chelsea A's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Edgardo Solera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Edgardo Solera managed to get in a good position for a shot. Velez FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgardo Solera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusebiu Stolnicu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eusebiu Stolnicu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Imanol Navarro's shot from short distance in the 95th minute.