Friendly League

Manly Oval
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Alper Benli 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling John Aldridge in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Panait Vâtcu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Tractorul Satulung -MM- fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Mădălin Cangeopol looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 11th minute Sebastian Cobâlcescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duncan Mcinnes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when John Aldridge got free with Panait Vâtcu in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Panait Vâtcu came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Manly FC's John Aldridge. But to his dismay, John Aldridge quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Duncan Mcinnes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mădălin Cangeopol in the 18th minute of play. Gong Lang Jun made in the 21st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Claudiu Fecioru. Panait Vâtcu had great luck who in the 29thth minute grab hold of the ball when John Aldridge from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Manly FC were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Neville Marsland took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalie and right to John Aldridge. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Alper Benli might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Duncan Mcinnes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alper Benli ran back to his position shaking his head. 32 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alper Benli came free, but Duncan Mcinnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alper Benli came free, but Duncan Mcinnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes in the game Dinu Mihai did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Gong Lang Jun. 43 minutes into the match, Manly FC's John Aldridge sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Panait Vâtcu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carmichael Carbery stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Alper Benli was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Duncan Mcinnes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 53 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goalkeeper Duncan Mcinnes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alper Benli. After 57 minutes Manly FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alper Benli who took care of the corner kick. In the 59th minute John Aldridge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Vâtcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Duncan Mcinnes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudiu Fecioru in the 61st minute of the match. Duncan Mcinnes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudiu Fecioru, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 63rd match minute, Manly FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Irving Bonnison to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when John Aldridge came free, but Panait Vâtcu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duncan Mcinnes made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Claudiu Fecioru sent off a good shot on target. In the 73rd minute Claudiu Fecioru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duncan Mcinnes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 75 minutes, Claudiu Fecioru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudiu Fecioru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Panait Vâtcu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from John Aldridge went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Panait Vâtcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Aldridge in the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute John Aldridge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Vâtcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute of the game Gong Lang Jun made a throw-in which Claudiu Fecioru played forward. The Manly FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.