Challenge

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Pedro Manzanares acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 5th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Sebastian Covataru. Irinel Mirciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 10th minute of the match. Irinel Mirciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Galati Harbour Cats's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Irinel Mirciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shi Li sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 21st minute of the match. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Galati Harbour Cats's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Irinel Mirciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Li came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute of the match Galati Harbour Cats got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dan Petrescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Galati Harbour Cats's Irinel Mirciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Li came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Galati Harbour Cats's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Irinel Mirciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 45th minute of the match. Irinel Mirciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Li in the 54th minute of play. Galati Harbour Cats's Irinel Mirciu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Galati Harbour Cats from getting a goal against them. Galati Harbour Cats's attentive Sven-Åke Ré managed to snatch the ball when Luis Cazalla made a throw-in in the 58th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mo Yuan Fan in the 61st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 63rd minute of play forced Galati Harbour Cats's goalkeeper Irinel Mirciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Galati Harbour Cats getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Sebastian Covataru hit a great ball. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Sebastian Covataru hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute of the game Antonio Indiano made a throw-in which Kevin Mastache played forward. 73 minutes into the match, Galati Harbour Cats's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Irinel Mirciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares 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 76th minute of the match Galati Harbour Cats got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dan Petrescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ianis Man's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. When Galati Harbour Cats's Ianis Man in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 84th minute, Ianis Man left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galati Harbour Cats fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Galati Harbour Cats's Petruț Iliuță was substituted for Ovidiu Pandrea. Galati Harbour Cats's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Abram Secada scored to the left of an out of position Irinel Mirciu, making the score, 2-1. Irinel Mirciu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 94th minute. After 94 played minutes Galati Harbour Cats got a freekick which was hit by Ianis Man.