Official Cup

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Shi Li started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute, Shi Li reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ged Nightingale. The goal made the score 1-0. Shi Li sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 9th minute Shi Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ged Nightingale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Ianis Man sped through Arrows Academy FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ged Nightingale. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ianis Man in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ged Nightingale saved Arrows Academy FC from getting behind. 25 minutes into the match, Shi Li had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ged Nightingale. Arrows Academy FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shi Li was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Shi Li kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ged Nightingale. That made the score 4-0 in the 28 minute of play. Ged Nightingale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ged Nightingale was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Shi Li capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Shi Li really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fabricio Enekoitz in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Octavian Soare saved Galati Harbour Cats from getting behind. The throw-in from Danny Bartlett in the 43rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Galati Harbour Cats's Dan Petrescu. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

Ged Nightingale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Li in the 52nd minute of play. Galati Harbour Cats's Octavian Soare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guy Hogg in the 53rd minute of play. After 54 minutes Galati Harbour Cats's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guy Hogg who took care of the corner kick. Guy Hogg made a great header on Arrows Academy FC's corner, it was just that Galati Harbour Cats's Octavian Soare managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marty Simpson in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Octavian Soare prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Shi Li received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Ged Nightingale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ged Nightingale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ged Nightingale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Li in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 68th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onurhan Çinuçin in the 70th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ged Nightingale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ianis Man in the 72nd minute of the match. Shi Li took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ged Nightingale. Ged Nightingale dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Galati Harbour Cats's Petruț Iliuță was substituted for Valeriu Zdrobiş. Marty Simpson in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Octavian Soare, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 84th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ged Nightingale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ged Nightingale stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ianis Man's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute.