Friendly League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when James Batistuta took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dale Dolar hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 4 minutes into the match, Barcellos Mineiro FC's goalkeeper Vânderson Saa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Del Piero. Vânderson Saa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from King Scorpio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Barcellos Mineiro FC's Vânderson Saa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by King Scorpio in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dale Dolar in the 12th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vânderson Saa 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. Glenn Fyfe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dale Dolar, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Alessandro Del Piero scored 2-0 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vânderson Saa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vânderson Saa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Batistuta in the 27th minute of the match. It was a well-played corner which Iulian Berceanu managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Olle Olsson made in the 32nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Barcellos Mineiro FC's Carlo Gamarra. After 36 played minutes A4p FC Gad got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Damião. The supporters of Barcellos Mineiro FC booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cătălin Răduleț didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlo Gamarra during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Del Piero got free with Vânderson Saa in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dale Dolar made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Barcellos Mineiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when James Batistuta came free, but Vânderson Saa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Barcellos Mineiro FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcin Pachucki was slow to take the kick. During this time A4p FC Gad's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 58th minute of play forced Barcellos Mineiro FC's goalkeeper Vânderson Saa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vânderson Saa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radul Kokalov hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Barcellos Mineiro FC made a substitution. Celsinho Corrêa replaced Clóvis Vieira. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. 邱振广 replaced Erasmo Damião. Radul Kokalov kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celsinho Corrêa. In the 64th minute of the match, Celsinho Corrêa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Glenn Fyfe was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer de Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Barcellos Mineiro FC booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dumitru Purcărete didn't get a good kick on the ball. A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc was substituted for James Batistuta. Barcellos Mineiro FC's Jorge Carrascal was substituted for Dale Dolar. The crowd rose to their feet as Celsinho Corrêa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Glenn Fyfe. That made the score 2-2 in the 71 minute of play. Barcellos Mineiro FC made a substitution. Tião Paraíba replaced Carlo Gamarra. Vânderson Saa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gică Busuioc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 played minutes A4p FC Gad got a freekick which was hit by Dumitru Purcărete. Vânderson Saa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gică Busuioc in the 80th minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, 邱振广 threw the ball into play from the sideline. Barcellos Mineiro FC's Radul Kokalov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Vânderson Saa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavius Cândroveanu in the 85th minute of play. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Carrascal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the game, Flavius Cândroveanu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Vânderson Saa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Flavius Cândroveanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Carrascal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that A4p FC Gad were the better team. A4p FC Gad's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.