Academia RIO
Spectators: 164 (Terracing: 123,
Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Sergiu Coșeriu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Academia Rio getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Olimpiu Dichiseanu hit a great ball. Patrick Knechtli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olimpiu Dichiseanu in the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Academia Rio were awarded a corner. Johny Oltean went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Olympique Fribourg's Medero Gadea got a free kick in the 19th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergiu Coșeriu in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Knechtli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sergiu Coșeriu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patrick Knechtli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Olympique Fribourg from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli got control of the ball when Sergiu Coșeriu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Academia Rio's goal looked a bit too open when Raik Topuz came free, but Gigel Tilea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrian Blănaru hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
The wind increased when Raik Topuz made the kick off in the second half. Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radu Păvăloae in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute Academia Rio were awarded a corner. Johny Oltean went to the cornerflag to take it. Johny Oltean made a great header on Academia Rio's corner, it was just that Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli managed to reach the ball for a save. Academia Rio's Gigel Tilea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medero Gadea in the 55th minute of play. After having played for 56 minutes, Radu Păvăloae managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Academia Rio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Radu Păvăloae was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patrick Knechtli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Dichiseanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute Medero Gadea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Tilea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabio Poffet's late challenge caught a Academia Rio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabio Poffet helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute, Fabio Poffet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patrick Knechtli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johny Oltean, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Patrick Knechtli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergiu Coșeriu, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. With 70 minutes on the clock, Dumitru Pantelimon commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 69th minute, one of Academia Rio:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Academia Rio. Sergiu Coșeriu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Knechtli having to interfere. After having played for 77 minutes, Florian Plouffe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympique Fribourg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florian Plouffe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 79 played minutes Olympique Fribourg got a freekick which was hit by Medero Gadea. Gigel Tilea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Medero Gadea, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 84th minute Adrian Blănaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Knechtli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gigel Tilea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raik Topuz in the 85th minute of play. In the 93rd minute of the match, Raik Topuz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gigel Tilea saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Academia Rio's Adrian Blănaru got a free kick in the 96th minute. The supporters of Academia Rio booed when Olympique Fribourg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fred Stutz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicolae Hizo charged in rather forcefully in the 99th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicolae Hizo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Olympique Fribourg booed when Academia Rio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 99 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolae Hizo didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Olympique Fribourg players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Academia Rio.
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