Friendly League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when James Batistuta took the kick off in the first half of the match. Zhang Hao Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Batistuta in the 3rd minute of the match. Zhang Hao Qing 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 8th minute. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Cifuentes in the 9th minute of play. Cătălin Răduleț kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 17thth minute of the game Flavio Cifuentes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Flavio Cifuentes took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Glenn Fyfe. Glenn Fyfe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 22nd minute Flavio Cifuentes 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. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Cavenaghi in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Di Le Jun 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. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Di Le Jun in the 30th minute of the match. Zhang Hao Qing was a little too slow when King Scorpio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 1-1. 34 minutes into the match, Taltum FC's goalkeeper Zhang Hao Qing had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Del Piero. Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Cavenaghi in the 41st 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 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Flavio Cifuentes's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 43rd minute of play forced Taltum FC's goalkeeper Zhang Hao Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flavio Cifuentes to make the kick off. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Dumitru Purcărete hit a great ball. Glenn Fyfe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelo Cavenaghi in the 52nd minute. Zhang Hao Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from King Scorpio in the 55th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Cifuentes got free with Glenn Fyfe in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zhang Hao Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Taltum FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Del Piero came free, but Zhang Hao Qing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that James Batistuta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhang Hao Qing was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Zhang Hao Qing stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of James Batistuta's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. James Batistuta scored 2-1 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zhang Hao Qing, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Flavius Cândroveanu replaced Alessandro Del Piero. Taltum FC made a substitution. Espinosa Marco replaced Marcelo Cavenaghi. Taltum FC's Obregón Pardemanos was substituted for Flavio Cifuentes. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Anfilogino Manzi replaced Erasmo Damião. When Anfilogino Manzi came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the A4p FC Gad 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 Anfilogino Manzi couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Purcărete in the 76th minute of play forced Taltum FC's goalkeeper Zhang Hao Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Gică Busuioc cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Zhang Hao Qing was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Flavius Cândroveanu in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zhang Hao Qing saved Taltum FC from getting behind. The A4p FC Gad fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when A4p FC Gad's Flavius Cândroveanu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save A4p FC Gad from getting a goal against them. Espinosa Marco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Glenn Fyfe made a huge save. In the 85th minute Gică Busuioc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhang Hao Qing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Taltum FC's Obregón Pardemanos 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. 4-2. Taltum FC were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after A4p FC Gad's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roldan Castellanos took the corner. A4p FC Gad were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Taltum FC for a fine match.