Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zac O'Donnell started the match with the kick off. Shi Li did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Alexander Higgins 3 minutes into the match. Ştefan Sticlaru succeeded in the game's 8th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. Thanks to some nice moves Shi Li could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Alexander Higgins however easily saved by the left post. Alexander Higgins was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Shi Li showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 13 minute of play. After 16th play minutes Shi Li shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Alexander Higgins and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 20th match minute, Scotland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kian MacGregor to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Shi Li dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alexander Higgins, 5-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shi Li got free with Alexander Higgins in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 26th minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shi Lis short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Alexander Higgins to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 32nd minute, Ovidiu Pandrea 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. Ştefan Sticlaru was extremely unlucky when he, in the 32nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After having played for 34 minutes, Ovidiu Pandrea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galati Harbour Cats's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ovidiu Pandrea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Shi Li took a quick shot and it went in 6-0 without a chance for Alexander Higgins to make any attempt to save it. Shi Li let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 41st minute shot 7-0 at rihgt post. The crowd rose to their feet as Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alexander Higgins. That made the score 8-0 after 47 minutes of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shi Li was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Shi Li left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galati Harbour Cats fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shi Li in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Higgins saved Scotland from getting behind. Alexander Higgins came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li. But to his dismay, Shi Li quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. Ştefan Sticlaru scored 12-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Higgins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 70th minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Shi Li came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Galati Harbour Cats fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Shi Li couldn't finish the play. 76 minutes into the game, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Higgins made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 14-0. After 79 minutes of play, Galati Harbour Cats's Antoni Dembkowski made it 15-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Higgins was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 83 minutes, Shi Li made it 16-0 with a short kick to the right side. Scotland's Alexander Higgins tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 86 minutes into the match, Antoni Dembkowski notched a goal, 17-0, to the right of Scotland's Alexander Higgins. Alexander Higgins was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 89th minute, Shi Li ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexander Higgins was frozen by the shot and now it was 18-0. Kian MacGregor made in the 93rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Robert McNeill immediately put the ball in play. After a defensive mix-up in Scotland's zone, Shi Li stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexander Higgins came out of the goal and Shi Li tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kian MacGregor kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Alexander Higgins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shi Li, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Galati Harbour Cats walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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