Friendly League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Victoriano Iratzeder started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 7th minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoran Simović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, Zoran Simović successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 10th minute of the match, Flavius Cândroveanu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zoran Simović was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. James Batistuta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Zoran Simović made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavius Cândroveanu got free with Zoran Simović in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 de enero team's Zoran Simović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save 17 de enero team from getting a goal against them. 19 minutes into the match, 17 de enero team's goal looked a bit too open when Dumitru Purcărete came free, but Zoran Simović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 minutes, James Batistuta made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. 17 de enero team's Zoran Simović tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. James Batistuta's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zoran Simović firmly grabbed it by the left post. 17 de enero team's Zoran Simović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save 17 de enero team from getting a goal against them. Zoran Simović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavius Cândroveanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute of the match, King Scorpio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zoran Simović saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pascual Mattin hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 17 de enero team's Zoran Simović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save 17 de enero team from getting a goal against them. When Erasmo Damião fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A4p FC Gad's protests and gave Erasmo Damião a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Erasmo Damião hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Erasmo Damião in the 44th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 17 de enero team's Den Barraclough. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell James Batistuta to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 54th minute of play forced 17 de enero team's goalkeeper Zoran Simović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iulian Berceanu in the 60th minute of play forced 17 de enero team's goalkeeper Zoran Simović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute King Scorpio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoran Simović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zoran Simović 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 67th minute. Zoran Simović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 70th minute of play. After 70 minutes, James Batistuta made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. 17 de enero team's Zoran Simović tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A4p FC Gad's Anfilogino Manzi was substituted for Erasmo Damião. 76 minutes into the match, 17 de enero team's goal looked a bit too open when Gică Busuioc came free, but Zoran Simović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Glenn Fyfe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victoriano Iratzeder in the 78th minute. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Olle Olsson put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Zoran Simović. In the 83rd minute Gică Busuioc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoran Simović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gică Busuioc in the 90th minute of play forced 17 de enero team's goalkeeper Zoran Simović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute A4p FC Gad were awarded a corner. Marcin Pachucki went to the cornerflag to take it. A4p FC Gad's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.