Friendly League

Darmanesti Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Orhan Toycan started the match with the kick off. Nae Pavel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Hakan Akçay in the 3rd minute of the match. After 5 played minutes Otelul Darmanesti got a freekick which was hit by Manole Brănescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Orhan Toycan in the 6th minute of play forced Otelul Darmanesti's goalkeeper Nae Pavel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8 minutes of play, nRdLiFe's Tór Gaich made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nae Pavel was left in no man's land by his defense there! 11 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Berardinelli came free, but Meng Ke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The long shot by Martin Ducký in the 13th minute really tested Meng Ke's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 14 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Berardinelli came free, but Meng Ke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Meng Ke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Berardinelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 15 minutes, Turkka Jatkola mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the nRdLiFe and the Otelul Darmanesti players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th match minute, nRdLiFe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Turkka Jatkola to maneuver through the defense. Meng Ke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milosz Gabis, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Ahmet Hakan Akçay hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir Lenin in the 21st minute of play forced nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Meng Ke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nae Pavel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tór Gaich in the 24th minute of the match. Nae Pavel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tór Gaich in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Ahmet Orhan Toycan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nae Pavel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Otelul Darmanesti's Dennis Berardinelli got a free kick in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, Otelul Darmanesti's Dennis Berardinelli got a free kick in the 36th minute. Nae Pavel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Hakan Akçay in the 37th minute of play. In the 43rd minute Ahmet Orhan Toycan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nae Pavel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 48 minutes Otelul Darmanesti's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tór Gaich who took care of the corner kick. After the first half nRdLiFe were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Nae Pavel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmet Orhan Toycan's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. After 56 played minutes nRdLiFe got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Orhan Toycan. When Dale Fowler came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Otelul Darmanesti 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 Dale Fowler couldn't finish the play. Otelul Darmanesti's Nae Pavel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Orhan Toycan in the 71st minute of play. Nae Pavel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Hakan Akçay in the 74th minute. With splendid footwork Ahmet Hakan Akçay arrived in front of goal to shoot 0-4 by the left pole in the game's 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Berardinelli in the 81st minute of play forced nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Meng Ke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute of the match Otelul Darmanesti got a corner. nRdLiFe's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gheorghe Şelaru ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nae Pavel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Orhan Toycan in the 84th minute of play. Dennis Berardinelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 94th minute, Tór Gaich got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The nRdLiFe supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing nRdLiFe would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.