Prized/Friendly Cup

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 10th minute, Ianis Man ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Astor Hitzeder was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Shi Li could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Astor Hitzeder made a huge save. Astor Hitzeder 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 21 minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Shi Li dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Astor Hitzeder, 5-0. In the 36th minute Ianis Man shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Hitzeder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute Galati Harbour Cats were awarded a corner. Dan Petrescu went to the cornerflag to take it. Shi Li recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shi Li did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 6-0 to the left of a surprised Astor Hitzeder 42 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Astor Hitzeder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shi Li in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Astor Hitzeder prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Shi Li struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Astor Hitzeder didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galati Harbour Cats. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Shi Li managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galati Harbour Cats's supporters rose to their feet, but Shi Li was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Astor Hitzeder breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Jardón AFC's Maximino Cedro got a free kick in the 68th minute. Jardón AFC's Astor Hitzeder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Li in the 71st minute of play. Galati Harbour Cats were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after Jardón AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dan Petrescu took the corner. A collision led to Galati Harbour Cats getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Claudiu Manolescu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 74th minute of play forced Jardón AFC's goalkeeper Astor Hitzeder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shi Li blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Astor Hitzeder having to make a save. Astor Hitzeder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Shi Li put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Astor Hitzeder. Shi Li took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Astor Hitzeder. Astor Hitzeder dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. Maximino Cedro made in the 81st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Simon Che immediately put the ball in play. In the 82nd minute Shi Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Hitzeder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shi Li might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Astor Hitzeder. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shi Li ran back to his position shaking his head. Astor Hitzeder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 85th minute of the match. In the 88thth minute of the game Shi Li who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jardón AFC's Astor Hitzeder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antoni Dembkowski hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Galati Harbour Cats had played much better football throughout.