Prized/Friendly Cup

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rene Aires kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Loco De Remate's Okanalp Öksal got control of the ball when Daniel Löfgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. Loco De Remate's Okanalp Öksal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by King Scorpio in the 4th minute of play. Iulian Berceanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 16 played minutes Loco De Remate got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Medero. Okanalp Öksal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, Daniel Löfgren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Okanalp Öksal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Loco De Remate defense, James Batistuta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Okanalp Öksal. The Loco De Remate fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Okanalp Öksal should have stopped the shot. In the 30th minute, James Batistuta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Okanalp Öksal was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 34th minute of play forced Loco De Remate's goalkeeper Okanalp Öksal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 minutes Loco De Remate's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcin Pachucki who took care of the corner kick. A4p FC Gad's Iulian Berceanu got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 42 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Abadia came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Daniel Löfgren got a free kick in the 44th minute. 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 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when James Batistuta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. James Batistuta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Okanalp Öksal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Loco De Remate's Laurids Grejsen got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Okanalp Öksal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 61st minute of play. Okanalp Öksal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 63rd minute of play. When A4p FC Gad's Daniel Löfgren in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Loco De Remate's goalie prevented a goal. If Daniel Löfgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Gică Busuioc replaced James Batistuta. In the 71st match minute, Loco De Remate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Medero to maneuver through the defense. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amado Nisio in the 73rd minute of play. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amado Nisio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gică Busuioc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gică Busuioc in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Okanalp Öksal saved Loco De Remate from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clodoveo Christobal got free with Glenn Fyfe in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gez Mason made in the 90th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Loco De Remate's Baškim Sumulikovski. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clodoveo Christobal in the 92nd minute of play. Glenn Fyfe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Clodoveo Christobal in the 94th minute. A4p FC Gad's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.