Friendly League

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Shi Li kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Emaηski F.C Reborη's Deng Chang Xu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Octavian Soare narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Shi Li came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Galati Harbour Cats 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 Shi Li couldn't finish the play. Gaz Abbott struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Octavian Soare didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Emaηski F.C Reborη. Galati Harbour Cats's Octavian Soare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaz Abbott in the 6th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Deng Chang Xu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Emaηski F.C Reborη fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Emaηski F.C Reborη were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Galati Harbour Cats's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gaz Abbott took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Jayden Beaverley managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Shi Li might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aquiles Senio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shi Li ran back to his position shaking his head. Shi Li could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Aquiles Senio made a huge save. The supporters of Galati Harbour Cats booed when Emaηski F.C Reborη was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Štefan Zemľan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Octavian Soare came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Emaηski F.C Reborη's Deng Chang Xu. But to his dismay, Deng Chang Xu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 45 minutes into the match, Deng Chang Xu notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Galati Harbour Cats's Octavian Soare. Octavian Soare was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half Emaηski F.C Reborη were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Deng Chang Xu made the kick off in the second half. Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aquiles Senio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ianis Man, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute Galati Harbour Cats were awarded a corner. Dan Petrescu went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that James Butler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Octavian Soare was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. The throw-in from Štefan Zemľan in the 57th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Galati Harbour Cats's Dan Petrescu. Deng Chang Xu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Octavian Soare read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 62nd minute of play forced Emaηski F.C Reborη's goalkeeper Aquiles Senio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Shi Li had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aquiles Senio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shi Li, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Galati Harbour Cats made a substitution. Mo Yuan Fan replaced Onurhan Çinuçin. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Radomir Skaradowski was substituted for James Butler. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deng Chang Xu in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Octavian Soare saved Galati Harbour Cats from getting behind. Aquiles Senio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 73rd minute of the match. After having played for 74 minutes, Mo Yuan Fan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galati Harbour Cats's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mo Yuan Fan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 77 minutes into the match, Shi Li had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aquiles Senio. Emaηski F.C Reborη's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shi Li was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. 82 minutes into the match, Emaηski F.C Reborη's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Li came free, but Aquiles Senio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Octavian Soare made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timothy Brook in the 83rd minute of play. The Emaηski F.C Reborη fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when Emaηski F.C Reborη's Timothy Brook looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Aquiles Senio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ianis Man in the 94th minute of play.