League

Bleda
Spectators: 8621 (Terracing: 6458, Seating: 1980, VIP seats: 183) The Huns's Ekber Merdan 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. FC Carlsberg's James Novak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save FC Carlsberg from getting a goal against them. Carl Booth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wieslaw Marud in the 11th minute of play. FC Carlsberg's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Ekber Merdan scored to the left of an out of position James Novak, making the score, 1-0. When Ekber Merdan came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the The Huns 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 Ekber Merdan couldn't finish the play. 18 minutes into the match, The Huns's goal looked a bit too open when Wieslaw Marud came free, but Carl Booth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carl Booth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wieslaw Marud in the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, The Huns's goal looked a bit too open when Wieslaw Marud came free, but Carl Booth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. James Novak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ekber Merdan in the 25th minute. After some careless play in the The Huns defense, Wieslaw Marud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carl Booth. The The Huns fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carl Booth should have stopped the shot. The supporters of The Huns booed when FC Carlsberg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Petrulean didn't get a good kick on the ball. James Novak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ekber Merdan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. James Novak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ekber Merdan in the 39th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Remus Costeiantu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Carlsberg's supporters rose to their feet, but Remus Costeiantu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carl Booth breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ekber Merdan struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. James Novak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Huns. In the 44th match minute, FC Carlsberg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gelu Crușeveanu to maneuver through the defense. When Andre Huyterhoeven came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the The Huns 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 Andre Huyterhoeven couldn't finish the play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ekber Merdan in the 55th minute of play forced FC Carlsberg's goalkeeper James Novak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wieslaw Marud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Carl Booth made a huge save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 63 minutes into the game, when Remus Costeiantu put in a rough tackle. FC Carlsberg's Lothaire Matthäus was substituted for Henrique Casado. FC Carlsberg's Adrían Addi was substituted for Aurelian Mirciu. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Carlsberg fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 62nd minute. Penalty! Carl Booth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viorel Neicu in the 67th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, The Huns's Andre Huyterhoeven got a free kick in the 67th minute. Carl Booth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adrían Addi in the 68th minute. After some careless play in the The Huns defense, Wieslaw Marud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carl Booth. The The Huns fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carl Booth should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ekber Merdan in the 73rd minute of play forced FC Carlsberg's goalkeeper James Novak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Huns's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andre Huyterhoeven in the 74th minute. Radu Chesaru hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ekber Merdan in the 85th minute of play forced FC Carlsberg's goalkeeper James Novak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. James Novak came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by The Huns's Ekber Merdan. But to his dismay, Ekber Merdan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Carl Booth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrían Addi in the 96th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FC Carlsberg players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.