Friendly League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when António Varanda took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when James Batistuta got free with Rodrigo Lima in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Del Piero got free with Rodrigo Lima in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Matthias Tham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glenn Fyfe having to interfere. Alessandro Del Piero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Lima made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Purcărete in the 16th minute of play forced Machados FC V2's goalkeeper Rodrigo Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute António Varanda 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Purcărete in the 21st minute of play forced Machados FC V2's goalkeeper Rodrigo Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alessandro Del Piero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Lima made a huge save. Rodrigo Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from King Scorpio, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Rodrigo Lima made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Cătălin Răduleț sent off a good shot on target. Machados FC V2's Zachary Pliszka was substituted for António Varanda. After 32 minutes Machados FC V2's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcin Pachucki who took care of the corner kick. Enzo Soveral tried in the game's 33rd match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Rodrigo Lima. An annoying self made goal, 1-0. Rodrigo Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from King Scorpio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alessandro Del Piero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Rodrigo Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 38 played minutes Machados FC V2 got a freekick which was hit by Enzo Quintas. With an all-out effort, A4p FC Gad's Rodrigo Lima threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from King Scorpio, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Alessandro Del Piero might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodrigo Lima. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alessandro Del Piero ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 2-0 when James Batistuta sped through Machados FC V2's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rodrigo Lima. 44 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Tiger Argoud came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from King Scorpio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. James Batistuta was the one to do the kick off. Rodrigo Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from King Scorpio in the 53rd minute of play. Rodrigo Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 58th minute of play. Machados FC V2 made a substitution. Paul Levițchi replaced Hildeberto Cortez. In the 64thth minute of the game James Batistuta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Machados FC V2's Rodrigo Lima was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rodrigo Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, James Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Gică Busuioc replaced James Batistuta. Enzo Quintas hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthias Tham in the 74th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Machados FC V2's goal looked a bit too open when King Scorpio came free, but Rodrigo Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavius Cândroveanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. A4p FC Gad fully deserved thier win.