Friendly League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when James Batistuta took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by James Batistuta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 7th minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling James Batistuta in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pablo Mei prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 8th minute A4p FC Gad were awarded a corner. Marcin Pachucki went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Alessandro Del Piero heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 13th minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olle Olsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 28 played minutes, A4p FC Gad's Marcin Pachucki shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pablo Mei came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in A4p FC Gad reached it. Glenn Fyfe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Amato, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from James Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. With a little luck, Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei got control of the ball when Dumitru Purcărete tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pablo Mei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from King Scorpio in the 37th minute of the match. Dumitru Purcărete could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Pablo Mei made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as A4p FC Gad's Dumitru Purcărete slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pablo Mei. That made the score 1-0 after 41 minutes of play. With a little luck, Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei got control of the ball when Alessandro Del Piero tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zabal Ubeda during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th minute, Zabal Ubeda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pablo Mei made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Alessandro Del Piero sent off a good shot on target. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tiburcio Seber was the one to do the kick off. Pablo Mei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dumitru Purcărete, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo Mei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Dumitru Purcărete left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Purcărete in the 63rd minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from James Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, Plaza Jewell's Cristian Chivu got a free kick in the 68th minute. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Flavius Cândroveanu replaced Alessandro Del Piero. 71 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Cresconio came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Amato in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Scorpio in the 75th minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute King Scorpio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Mei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Plaza Jewell's goal looked a bit too open when Dumitru Purcărete came free, but Pablo Mei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pablo Mei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邱振广, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dumitru Purcărete, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from King Scorpio, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. A collision led to Plaza Jewell getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Freddy Amato hit a great ball. A4p FC Gad walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.