Friendly League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when James Batistuta kicked off to start the match. Glenn Fyfe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhu Yan Quan, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 3 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Zhu Yan Quan came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Del Piero got free with Borys Poreda in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Borys Poreda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dumitru Purcărete in the 11th minute of play. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dragolyub Dzhahov in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Zhu Yan Quan made a precise shot to the right of Glenn Fyfe. A4p FC Gad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Borys Poreda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from King Scorpio in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Victoria Toruń's goal looked a bit too open when King Scorpio came free, but Borys Poreda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Victoria Toruń's goalkeeper Borys Poreda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Del Piero. In the 35th minute, Alessandro Del Piero reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Borys Poreda. The goal made the score 4-1. With a little luck, Victoria Toruń's Borys Poreda got control of the ball when James Batistuta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Victoria Toruń's Borys Poreda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by James Batistuta in the 39th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zhu Yan Quan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marcin Pachucki took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Borys Poreda. Victoria Toruń's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When A4p FC Gad's Alessandro Del Piero, in the 54th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for A4p FC Gad. Borys Poreda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 56th minute of play. Victoria Toruń's Borys Poreda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 58th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers James Batistuta in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Borys Poreda saved Victoria Toruń from getting behind. James Batistuta scored 5-1 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Borys Poreda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A4p FC Gad's Anfilogino Manzi was substituted for Erasmo Damião. 71 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 Zhu Yan Quan. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save A4p FC Gad from getting a goal against them. 75 minutes into the game, King Scorpio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Borys Poreda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc was substituted for James Batistuta. Victoria Toruń's Lóránd Szarka was substituted for Benedykt Kluska. In the 83rd minute, Dumitru Purcărete ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Borys Poreda was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. Florian Hajto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glenn Fyfe having to interfere. In the 91st minute Gică Busuioc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Borys Poreda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ture Springfält fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Victoria Toruń's protests and gave Ture Springfält a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of A4p FC Gad booed when Victoria Toruń was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ture Springfält didn't get a good kick on the ball. A4p FC Gad were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Victoria Toruń for a fine match.