League

Black Forest
Spectators: 8523 (Terracing: 6393, Seating: 1960, VIP seats: 170) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jyrki Saarelainen took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Junior in the 3rd minute of play forced Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Victor Negara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Negara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gino Galante, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 16 played minutes Ubarna Harroyo rounded Rovine Craiova's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. William Creemers kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Flavius Simionescu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jan-Åke Emander. The Owls's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rovine Craiova's Victor Negara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Junior in the 27th minute of play. Victor Negara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gino Galante, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. The throw-in from Kacper Štilić in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by The Owls's Roger Junior. With a little luck, Rovine Craiova's Victor Negara got control of the ball when Gino Galante tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jan-Åke Emander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shen Xi Bang in the 40th minute of play. In the 43rd minute Ubarna Harroyo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Negara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th match minute, Rovine Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shen Xi Bang to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Rovine Craiova's zone, Gino Galante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victor Negara came out of the goal and Gino Galante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

53 minutes into the match, Gino Galante notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Rovine Craiova's Victor Negara. Victor Negara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Victor Negara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gino Galante in the 57th minute of the match. Victor Negara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubarna Harroyo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Owls's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Roger Junior in the 64th minute. After taking down the ball on The Owls's corner Roger Junior fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Victor Negara quite easily take care of the ball. In the 66th match minute, Rovine Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcu Vârjean to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandru Tudorică got free with Jan-Åke Emander in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, The Owls's Jan-Åke Emander got control of the ball when Jyrki Saarelainen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute Roger Junior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Negara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute Gino Galante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Negara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ubarna Harroyo scored 3-0 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victor Negara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rovine Craiova's Victor Negara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gino Galante in the 89th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. The Owls had won after a very even match.