Official Cup

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Frichoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. King Scorpio was extremely unlucky when he, in the 6th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Édouard Mendy 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 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Niceto Frichoso went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Édouard Mendy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from King Scorpio in the 14th minute of the match. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Flamengo CIMZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcin Pachucki was slow to take the kick. During this time A4p FC Gad's players had a chance to rest. 21 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Niceto Frichoso came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flamengo CIMZ's Édouard Mendy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Flamengo CIMZ from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dumitru Purcărete got free with Édouard Mendy in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Édouard Mendy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iulian Berceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute of the match, James Batistuta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Édouard Mendy saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. James Batistuta's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Édouard Mendy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Purcărete in the 39th minute of play forced Flamengo CIMZ's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When King Scorpio came up free with the goalie in the 40th 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 King Scorpio couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute Alessandro Del Piero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Édouard Mendy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Dumitru Purcărete kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Édouard Mendy. That made the score 1-1 in the 42 minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, James Batistuta lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Édouard Mendy. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

A4p FC Gad were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Flamengo CIMZ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcin Pachucki took the corner. A4p FC Gad's Marcin Pachucki was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Édouard Mendy in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Édouard Mendy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 55th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Flamengo CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when James Batistuta came free, but Édouard Mendy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Frichoso in the 58th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When A4p FC Gad's Alessandro Del Piero in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flamengo CIMZ's goalie prevented a goal. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Anfilogino Manzi replaced Erasmo Damião. A4p FC Gad's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcin Pachucki in the 64th minute. The corner ended in Marcin Pachucki almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Flamengo CIMZ's Édouard Mendy did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 70th minute of play forced Flamengo CIMZ's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ludomil Osowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Édouard Mendy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Flamengo CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Dumitru Purcărete came free, but Édouard Mendy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, James Batistuta notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Flamengo CIMZ's Édouard Mendy. Édouard Mendy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Gică Busuioc replaced James Batistuta. In the 82nd minute Gică Busuioc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Édouard Mendy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Purcărete in the 83rd minute of play forced Flamengo CIMZ's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gică Busuioc in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Édouard Mendy saved Flamengo CIMZ from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavius Cândroveanu in the 87th minute of play forced Flamengo CIMZ's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Scorpio in the 88th minute of play forced Flamengo CIMZ's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Édouard Mendy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of King Scorpio's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Édouard Mendy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gică Busuioc went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 93rd minute, Alfred Kiszkiel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 97 minutes into the match, Flamengo CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Iulian Berceanu came free, but Édouard Mendy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A4p FC Gad's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.