Friendly League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when James Batistuta took the kick off in the first half of the match. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zadornin Puig in the 3rd minute of play. Baraxil Sarrate made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Alessandro Del Piero sent off a good shot on target. 6 minutes into the match, VILLARREAL UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when King Scorpio came free, but Baraxil Sarrate reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Dumitru Purcărete had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baraxil Sarrate. VILLARREAL UNITED's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dumitru Purcărete was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 13th minute of the match VILLARREAL UNITED got a corner. A4p FC Gad's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Delmar Campello ran over to the corner to take the kick. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Voicu in the 19th minute of play. After 23 played minutes VILLARREAL UNITED got a freekick which was hit by Llin Villafane. Baraxil Sarrate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Batistuta in the 24th minute of the match. Nofre Madariaga kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. VILLARREAL UNITED's Baraxil Sarrate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 26th minute of play. Baraxil Sarrate 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 28th minute. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Voicu in the 31st minute of play. Glenn Fyfe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Voicu, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 35th match minute, VILLARREAL UNITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlitos Paredes to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 36 minutes, Marcin Pachucki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A4p FC Gad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcin Pachucki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to VILLARREAL UNITED getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Alonzo Egun hit a great ball. The long shot by Marcin Pachucki in the 44th minute really tested Baraxil Sarrate'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. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valentin Voicu to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baraxil Sarrate saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessandro Del Piero took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Baraxil Sarrate. Baraxil Sarrate dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Erasmo Damião hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. VILLARREAL UNITED made a substitution. Yusuf Kaya replaced Valentin Voicu. A4p FC Gad's Anfilogino Manzi was substituted for Erasmo Damião. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Flavius Cândroveanu replaced Olle Olsson. In the 62nd minute Yusuf Kaya 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. In the 64th minute, Alessandro Del Piero 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. 73 minutes into the match, VILLARREAL UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when King Scorpio came free, but Baraxil Sarrate reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Gică Busuioc replaced James Batistuta. In the 78th minute, Llin Villafane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Pachucki in the 79th minute of play forced VILLARREAL UNITED's goalkeeper Baraxil Sarrate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gică Busuioc in the 83rd minute of play forced VILLARREAL UNITED's goalkeeper Baraxil Sarrate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, VILLARREAL UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Del Piero came free, but Baraxil Sarrate reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gică Busuioc in the 92nd minute of play forced VILLARREAL UNITED's goalkeeper Baraxil Sarrate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baraxil Sarrate showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gică Busuioc, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. A4p FC Gad's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.