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. Machados FC V2's Rodrigo Lima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Machados FC V2 from getting a goal against them. 6 minutes into the game, 潘剑誉 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Machados FC V2's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A4p FC Gad the free kick. After 7 played minutes Machados FC V2 got a freekick which was hit by 潘剑誉. Rodrigo Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Enzo Quintas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Machados FC V2's Rodrigo Lima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Machados FC V2 from getting a goal against them. When Enzo Quintas fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Machados FC V2's protests and gave Enzo Quintas a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Machados FC V2 getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Enzo Quintas hit a great ball. A4p FC Gad's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 16th minute of the game, when Gez Mason after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Machados FC V2's goal. Gez Mason was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. With 20 minutes on the clock, Iurie Cobzar commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 24 minutes into the match, Machados FC V2's goal looked a bit too open when King Scorpio came free, but Rodrigo Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Batistuta in the 25th minute of the match. Alessandro Del Piero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Lima made a huge save. In the 32nd match minute, A4p FC Gad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dumitru Purcărete to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Machados FC V2's goal looked a bit too open when James Batistuta came free, but Rodrigo Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, King Scorpio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rodrigo Lima, 1-0. The supporters of Machados FC V2 booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dumitru Purcărete didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodrigo Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Del Piero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 47th minute of play forced Machados FC V2's goalkeeper Rodrigo Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bogdan Mailat made a kick off. Alessandro Del Piero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 53 minutes into the match, Machados FC V2's goal looked a bit too open when James Batistuta came free, but Rodrigo Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, James Batistuta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Machados FC V2's Estevão Bessa was substituted for 潘剑誉. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Marcin Pachucki hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the match, Machados FC V2's goal looked a bit too open when Flavius Cândroveanu came free, but Rodrigo Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flavius Cândroveanu in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodrigo Lima prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rodrigo Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavius Cândroveanu in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Flavius Cândroveanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Scorpio in the 76th minute of play forced Machados FC V2's goalkeeper Rodrigo Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthias Tham in the 78th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Flavius Cândroveanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Machados FC V2's Rodrigo Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by James Batistuta in the 82nd minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, King Scorpio notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Machados FC V2's Rodrigo Lima. Rodrigo Lima was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 92 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Flavius Cândroveanu made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rodrigo Lima was left in no man's land by his defense there! Matthias Tham made a great header on Machados FC V2's corner, it was just that A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe managed to reach the ball for a save. When the referee ended the match the A4p FC Gad players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.