Challenge

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Sreten Popovic started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iordache Negrițoiu in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the game, Shi Li cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 11th minute Shi Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shi Li succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 4-0 in the 17th playminute. In the 23rd minute, Ştefan Sticlaru ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic stood somewhat misplaced when Shi Li came free in front of goal and shot 6-0 to the left of him in the 25 minute. After some careless play in the Serbia defense, Shi Li kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. The Serbia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zvezdan Nedeljkovic should have stopped the shot. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Shi Li sent off a good shot on target. Galati Harbour Cats's attentive Valeriu Zdrobiş managed to snatch the ball when Miljan Gavrilovic made a throw-in in the 39th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shi Li in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zvezdan Nedeljkovic prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 42nd minute, Shi Li reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. The goal made the score 9-0. Mo Yuan Fan kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Shi Li to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 51st minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute, Shi Li made a precise shot to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. 58 minutes into the game, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. In the 61st minute Ştefan Sticlaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Galati Harbour Cats's Ştefan Sticlaru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 12-0. Shi Li fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zvezdan Nedeljkovic having to interfere. In the 68th match minute, Serbia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Borjan Golubovic to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute Shi Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ştefan Sticlaru in the 69th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Li in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Li came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 79 minutes of play, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li made it 13-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Galati Harbour Cats's Ştefan Sticlaru got a free kick in the 81st minute. 83 minutes in the game Zivko Cvetkovic did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Drasko Rajkovic. After 86 minutes of play, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li made it 14-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out of the goal in the 89th 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 15-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shi Li in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saved Serbia from getting behind. Ovidiu Pandrea kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. There was no doubt that Galati Harbour Cats were the better team. Galati Harbour Cats's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.