Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749,
Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Gonçalo de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liviu Halipa in the 11th minute of play. Gonçalo de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petru Tărău in the 22nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Petru Tărău's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gonçalo de Medeiros was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Paranaense in the 23rd minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Mugur Aanicăi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Yuri Paranaense ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mugur Aanicăi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 26 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Medeiros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergiu Maniu. 26 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Medeiros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergiu Maniu. Petru Tărău hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Espigão Steamrollers's Gonçalo de Medeiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Espigão Steamrollers from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Yuri Paranaense put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Mugur Aanicăi. 40 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Denílson Abraão came free, but Mugur Aanicăi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mugur Aanicăi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Paranaense in the 42nd minute of play. Sergiu Maniu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Gonçalo de Medeiros made a huge save. Wesley Matorin charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wesley Matorin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Wesley Matorin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felix Grigoroiu's late challenge caught a Espigão Steamrollers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Grigoroiu helped the player get up and apologised. After 47 played minutes A4p FC Gad got a freekick which was hit by Felix Grigoroiu.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denílson Abraão was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Sergiu Maniu 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 Espigão Steamrollers the free kick. A hard shot by Denílson Abraão from long distance, 54 minutes into the match, got Mugur Aanicăi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 57th minute, Ángel Romero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gonçalo de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergiu Maniu in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Yuri Paranaense dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mugur Aanicăi, 1-3. Gonçalo de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petru Tărău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yuri Paranaense hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute Sergiu Maniu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mugur Aanicăi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Paranaense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Sergiu Maniu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergiu Maniu in the 79th minute of play forced Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by Espigão Steamrollers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Martin Ciocan was slow to take the kick. During this time A4p FC Gad's players had a chance to rest. Martin Ciocan made a great header on A4p FC Gad's corner, it was just that Espigão Steamrollers's Gonçalo de Medeiros managed to reach the ball for a save. A4p FC Gad's Petru Tărău got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, A4p FC Gad's Mugur Aanicăi got control of the ball when Giovanni Pimenta tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 93rd minute Yuri Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugur Aanicăi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 97th minute, Sergiu Maniu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Espigão Steamrollers walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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