Friendly League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. James Batistuta started the match with the kick off. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardinho de Senna in the 4th minute of play. James Batistuta who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 5thth minute tested the skills of Esen Sanal when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A4p FC Gad's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcin Pachucki in the 7th minute. James Batistuta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Esen Sanal made a huge save. Esen Sanal made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when James Batistuta sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benedykt Pankiewicz in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Glenn Fyfe saved A4p FC Gad from getting behind. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by A4p FC Gad's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lei Feng Yan was slow to take the kick. During this time S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Lei Feng Yan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe did a great save. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dumitru Purcărete in the 18th minute of play. Esen Sanal 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 19th minute. Esen Sanal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedykt Pankiewicz in the 23rd minute of play. Esen Sanal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Batistuta in the 28th minute of the match. Esen Sanal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Löfgren in the 30th minute. Thanks to some nice moves James Batistuta could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Esen Sanal however easily saved by the left post. A hard shot 31 in the game by James Batistuta from a close distance when the talented Esen Sanal managed to make a qualified save. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's players were relieved. James Batistuta had several of the S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 32 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Esen Sanal as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 36th minute Benedykt Pankiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Löfgren got in the 38th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Esen Sanal handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when James Batistuta got free with Esen Sanal in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Dumitru Purcărete got a free kick in the 44th minute. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by James Batistuta in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Mario Pochekanski made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lei Feng Yan got free with Glenn Fyfe in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 54th minute of play forced S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Esen Sanal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amador Martxel in the 56th minute of play. Esen Sanal 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 59th minute. James Batistuta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esen Sanal having to interfere. A4p FC Gad's Erasmo Damião was substituted for Amador Martxel. In the 65th minute, Krisztián Véber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tarcisio Mangueira was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 69 minutes into the match. A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc was substituted for James Batistuta. In a very dangerous position, a player in S.E.R. Caxias do Sul fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 69th minute. Penalty! S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavius Cândroveanu in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute Mario Pochekanski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Ricardinho de Senna fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 86th minute Gică Busuioc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esen Sanal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute Gică Busuioc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esen Sanal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esen Sanal 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 91st minute. Esen Sanal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gică Busuioc in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute, Gică Busuioc ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Esen Sanal was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After 97 minutes, Krisztián Véber mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.E.R. Caxias do Sul and the A4p FC Gad players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 97th minute, Krisztián Véber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 98th minute King Scorpio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esen Sanal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.