Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885,
Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) Dominic Hahn's late challenge caught a A4p FC Gad's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dominic Hahn helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in A4p FC Gad's zone, Manual Hope stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mugur Aanicăi came out of the goal and Manual Hope tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 17 minutes into the game, Jared Temple was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A4p FC Gad the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jared Temple got a free kick in the 17th minute. Mugur Aanicăi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Gleason in the 21st minute of play. Mugur Aanicăi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rey Pratt, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Mugur Aanicăi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Gleason in the 30th minute of the match. Mugur Aanicăi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manual Hope went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 36th minute, Liviu Halipa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Nestor Dietz, passed just outside the right post. Rey Pratt charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rey Pratt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Rey Pratt got a free kick in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Petru Tărău came free, but Nestor Dietz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felix Grigoroiu 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. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Marquis Hopper hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute of the match Victor Andone sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nestor Dietz skillfully saved the ball. In the 44th minute of the match A4p FC Gad got a corner. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Victor Andone ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Victor Andone almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Nestor Dietz did a great save. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Marquis Hopper got a free kick in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
A4p FC Gad's Mugur Aanicăi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save A4p FC Gad from getting a goal against them. In the 56th minute, Mario Gleason hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Nestor Dietz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Grigoroiu in the 58th minute of play. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Nestor Dietz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Maniu in the 62nd minute of play. Jared Temple hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Mario Gleason charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mario Gleason the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 68 played minutes Sport Lisboa e Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Mario Gleason. Nestor Dietz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petru Tărău, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Manual Hope came free, but Mugur Aanicăi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Nestor Dietz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petru Tărău in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute Sergiu Maniu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Dietz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Rey Pratt got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 83rd minute Sergiu Maniu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Dietz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute Liviu Halipa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Dietz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Sergiu Maniu put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nestor Dietz. Mugur Aanicăi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manual Hope, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Nestor Dietz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petru Tărău in the 94th minute of play. Nestor Dietz came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by A4p FC Gad's Dragoş Grădinaru. But to his dismay, Dragoş Grădinaru quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. A4p FC Gad walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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