Johnnie Walker Arena
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124,
Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sixto Francho started the match with the kick off. Sebastian Xabier didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emanuel Baldu went, in the 2nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 6th minute Emanuel Baldu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Xabier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Baldu in the 12th minute of play forced Keep Walking Project's goalkeeper Sebastian Xabier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Emanuel Baldu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Xabier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sixto Francho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Sebastian Xabier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, ★RO★ NEW VISION ®'s Ionel Lupea got a free kick in the 24th minute. Keep Walking Project's Sebastian Xabier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixto Francho in the 31st minute of play. Sebastian Xabier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernabe Azibar in the 32nd minute of play. ★RO★ NEW VISION ®'s Alberto Davila was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sebastian Xabier in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Vlad Vrânceanu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Galo van Basten showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 35 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixto Francho in the 38th minute of play forced Keep Walking Project's goalkeeper Sebastian Xabier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the game, ★RO★ NEW VISION ®'s Emanuel Baldu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastian Xabier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Sebastian Xabier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Baldu in the 43rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Emanuel Baldu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Xabier was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lionel-Andrés Messi to make the kick off. ★RO★ NEW VISION ®'s Vlad Vrânceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Galo van Basten in the 54th minute of play. Emanuel Baldu in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sebastian Xabier, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 59th match minute, Keep Walking Project was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiberiu Loga to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute Galo van Basten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlad Vrânceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Sixto Francho 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. Emanuel Baldu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Sebastian Xabier made a huge save. After having played for 67 minutes, Emanuel Baldu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ★RO★ NEW VISION ®'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuel Baldu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 69 minutes into the match, Keep Walking Project's goalkeeper Sebastian Xabier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernabe Azibar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Galo van Basten in the 70th minute of play forced ★RO★ NEW VISION ®'s goalkeeper Vlad Vrânceanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Baldu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sebastian Xabier firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 74 minutes of play, Keep Walking Project's Marian Maghiran made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vlad Vrânceanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! ★RO★ NEW VISION ®'s Vlad Vrânceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Galo van Basten in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, ★RO★ NEW VISION ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Vlad Vrânceanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vlad Vrânceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Galo van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Emanuel Baldu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, ★RO★ NEW VISION ®'s Sebastian Xabier threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sixto Francho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Vlad Vrânceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Maghiran in the 88th minute of the match. Vlad Vrânceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Vlad Vrânceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Galo van Basten in the 92nd minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.
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