Friendly League

Margate Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Damon Monkhouse took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Bodea. Sebastian Bodea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Kelvin Jordoan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gigel Comșa, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, LA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dinu Lițu came free, but Kelvin Jordoan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, LA FC's Damon Stayton got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute of the match Traian Brânzeu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kelvin Jordoan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Damon Stayton fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LA FC's protests and gave Damon Stayton a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ciofliceni CF booed when LA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damon Stayton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Bodea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damon Monkhouse in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigel Comșa in the 16th minute of play forced LA FC's goalkeeper Kelvin Jordoan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 played minutes Damon Monkhouse rounded Ciofliceni CF's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Kelvin Jordoan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigel Comșa in the 21st minute of the match. When Damon Monkhouse came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the LA 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 Damon Monkhouse couldn't finish the play. 23 minutes into the match, LA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Iulian Mandache came free, but Kelvin Jordoan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Damon Stayton recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sebastian Bodea. Damon Stayton showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. In the 29th minute Codruț Hrușcă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kelvin Jordoan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the LA FC defense, Codruț Hrușcă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kelvin Jordoan. The LA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kelvin Jordoan should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigel Comșa in the 35th minute of play forced LA FC's goalkeeper Kelvin Jordoan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joey Wheeler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Sebastian Bodea made a huge save. Gigel Comșa charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gigel Comșa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of LA FC booed when Ciofliceni CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gigel Comșa didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damon Monkhouse in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sebastian Bodea saved Ciofliceni CF from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codruț Hrușcă in the 44th minute of play forced LA FC's goalkeeper Kelvin Jordoan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Adam Pickford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Damon Monkhouse was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute the ball was on its way in behind LA FC's goalkeeper Kelvin Jordoan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in LA FC's zone, Traian Brânzeu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kelvin Jordoan came out of the goal and Traian Brânzeu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 55th minute Joey Wheeler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Bodea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Codruț Hrușcă could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Kelvin Jordoan made a huge save. LA FC's Kelvin Jordoan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save LA FC from getting a goal against them. 59 minutes into the match, LA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Comșa came free, but Kelvin Jordoan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Damon Stayton kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Syd Sutton hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 3-2 became the score in the 63rd minute when Rareș Pascariu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Ciofliceni CF's Sebastian Bodea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damon Monkhouse in the 69th minute of play. If Damon Monkhouse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, LA FC's Kelvin Jordoan got control of the ball when Rareș Pascariu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute, Dinu Lițu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kelvin Jordoan, passed just outside the right post. After 82 played minutes LA FC got a freekick which was hit by Adam Pickford. A collision led to LA FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Adam Pickford hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, LA FC's Syd Sutton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastian Bodea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sebastian Bodea came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by LA FC's Joey Wheeler. But to his dismay, Joey Wheeler quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ciofliceni CF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LA FC.