Friendly League

Cereal Jets
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's Brain Struik started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Vancouver Reds's Santana Armada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brain Struik in the 4th minute of play. Fabian Ioniță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Niva in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute of the match, Wágner Recife got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fabian Ioniță was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goalkeeper Fabian Ioniță, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Santana Armada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiberiu Filip in the 16th minute of play. MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eliodor Arnăuțescu in the 17th minute. After taking down the ball on MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's corner Eliodor Arnăuțescu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Santana Armada quite easily take care of the ball. Santana Armada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliodor Arnăuțescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 28 minutes, Greger Sandström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vancouver Reds's supporters crossed their fingers, but Greger Sandström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 37 minutes into the game, Eliodor Arnăuțescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vancouver Reds the free kick. The supporters of Vancouver Reds booed when MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliodor Arnăuțescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wágner Recife stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 62nd minute, Benicio Valentine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vancouver Reds made a substitution. Rodrigo Ferdinand replaced Róbson Queirós. Benicio Valentine kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the game, MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's Brain Struik nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santana Armada made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After some careless play in the MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV defense, Saverio Niva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabian Ioniță. The MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabian Ioniță should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Niva in the 71st minute of play forced MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goalkeeper Fabian Ioniță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saverio Niva scored 2-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabian Ioniță, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rodrigo Ferdinand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Fabian Ioniță tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santana Armada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiberiu Filip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabian Ioniță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saverio Niva, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Ferdinand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabian Ioniță. MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodrigo Ferdinand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Vancouver Reds were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV for a fine match.