Friendly League

Unicorns Temple
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alex Răduț started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Unicorns ™ defense, Agostinho Barral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Corneliu Vulpăşin. The Unicorns ™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Corneliu Vulpăşin should have stopped the shot. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Agostinho Barral put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Casa Real de Savóia F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 12th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Sílvio Luís da Silva, was totally fooled by Unicorns ™'s Iulian Buciu, who 13 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Sílvio Luís da Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iulian Buciu, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Corneliu Vulpăşin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kiko Freire went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The supporters of Casa Real de Savóia F.C. booed when Unicorns ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Negruț didn't get a good kick on the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alex Răduț came free, but Sílvio Luís da Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, Casa Real de Savóia F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitório Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Kiko Freire's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Corneliu Vulpăşin was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Sílvio Luís da Silva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denis Negruț in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Unicorns ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Flávio Loyola came free, but Corneliu Vulpăşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Răduț in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sílvio Luís da Silva, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Corneliu Vulpăşin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kiko Freire in the 46th minute of play. Corneliu Vulpăşin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kiko Freire in the 47th minute of play. The Unicorns ™ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Casa Real de Savóia F.C. were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Flávio Loyola made the kick off in the second half. Unicorns ™'s Corneliu Vulpăşin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kiko Freire in the 51st minute of play. A hard shot 52 in the game by Kiko Freire from a close distance when the talented Corneliu Vulpăşin managed to make a qualified save. Unicorns ™'s players were relieved. After having played for 55 minutes, Eusebiu Ştiubei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unicorns ™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Eusebiu Ştiubei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flávio Loyola might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Corneliu Vulpăşin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flávio Loyola ran back to his position shaking his head. Sílvio Luís da Silva came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Unicorns ™'s Denis Negruț. But to his dismay, Denis Negruț quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Eusebiu Ştiubei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sílvio Luís da Silva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s Sílvio Luís da Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Răduț in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Unicorns ™'s Alex Răduț nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sílvio Luís da Silva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Flávio Loyola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Corneliu Vulpăşin managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s Kiko Freire fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Flávio Loyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute Kiko Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corneliu Vulpăşin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flávio Loyola charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Flávio Loyola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Casa Real de Savóia F.C. getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Flávio Loyola hit a great ball.