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Match Report
Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 10872 (Terracing: 8155,
Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) 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. Luis Täger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from James Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 7 minutes into the game, Coronel Castro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Glenn Fyfe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Glenn Fyfe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Froilan Reyes's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute of the game Anfilogino Manzi made a throw-in which Iulian Berceanu played forward. Luis Täger stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of James Batistuta's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Parque Europa 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Erasmo Damião managed to get in a good position for a shot. A4p FC Gad's supporters rose to their feet, but Erasmo Damião was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luis Täger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yannick Bartz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Coronel Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis Täger made an important save on a dangerous shot by James Batistuta in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Täger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coronel Castro in the 34th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Parque Europa FC's goal looked a bit too open when James Batistuta came free, but Luis Täger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Parque Europa FC booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anfilogino Manzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute, Coronel Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Parque Europa FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After the first half Parque Europa FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
Cătălin Răduleț made in the 52nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Iulian Berceanu. When Coronel Castro came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Parque Europa FC 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 Coronel Castro couldn't finish the play. Luis Täger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from King Scorpio in the 55th minute of play. James Batistuta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Luis Täger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luis Täger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 64th minute of play. Froilan Reyes might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Glenn Fyfe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Froilan Reyes ran back to his position shaking his head. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Froilan Reyes in the 68th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Froilan Reyes got free with Glenn Fyfe in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Parque Europa FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Wojciech Krzynowek hit a great ball. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Flavius Cândroveanu replaced Alessandro Del Piero. Parque Europa FC made a substitution. Aureliano Soto replaced Froilan Reyes. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Gică Busuioc replaced James Batistuta. In the 87th minute, Gică Busuioc left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 92nd minute, Parque Europa FC's Aureliano Soto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Glenn Fyfe. Glenn Fyfe yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. After 95 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luis Täger was left in no man's land by his defense there!
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