Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 10897 (Terracing: 8174,
Seating: 2506, VIP seats: 217) A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th match minute, Ekskluzywni menele was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Rossetti to maneuver through the defense. King Scorpio took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zbigniew Brudzisz. Zbigniew Brudzisz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesc Totti in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Pachucki in the 13th minute of play forced Ekskluzywni menele's goalkeeper Zbigniew Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dumitru Purcărete could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Zbigniew Brudzisz made a huge save. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesc Totti in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Dantas in the 19th 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 26th minute, Francesc Totti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Glenn Fyfe was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesc Totti in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, King Scorpio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A4p FC Gad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ekskluzywni menele the free kick. In the 30th match minute, A4p FC Gad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by King Scorpio to maneuver through the defense. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesc Totti in the 31st minute of play. Glenn Fyfe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klement Kilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Glenn Fyfe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Klement Kilar went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. 41 minutes into the match, Ekskluzywni menele's goalkeeper Zbigniew Brudzisz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by James Batistuta. In the 42nd minute Jean Dantas 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. Cazimir Șeicaru kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Alessandro Del Piero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Zbigniew Brudzisz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Klement Kilar made the kick off in the second half. Zbigniew Brudzisz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from King Scorpio in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wang Hong Le in the 52nd minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zbigniew Brudzisz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A4p FC Gad's Flavius Cândroveanu was substituted for Alessandro Del Piero. In the 63rd minute Ekskluzywni menele were awarded a corner. Jean Dantas went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ekskluzywni menele's corner Wang Hong Le fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Glenn Fyfe quite easily take care of the ball. 65 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Wang Hong Le came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wang Hong Le in the 66th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francesc Totti got free with Glenn Fyfe in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Francesc Totti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Glenn Fyfe made a huge save. Glenn Fyfe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wang Hong Le, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 85th minute Wang Hong Le 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. James Batistuta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Zbigniew Brudzisz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ekskluzywni menele made a substitution. Zenon Ogrodowicz replaced Wang Hong Le. Ekskluzywni menele's Ola Stachura was substituted for Klement Kilar. Ekskluzywni menele's Adam Lewkowicz was substituted for Francesc Totti. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Gică Busuioc replaced James Batistuta. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ekskluzywni menele eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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