Challenge

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Galati Harbour Cats's zone, Abram Sarmiento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Irinel Mirciu came out of the goal and Abram Sarmiento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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 12th minute of play. In the 12thth minute of the game Shi Li who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mo Yuan Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Galati Harbour Cats's Irinel Mirciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Carballar in the 24th minute of play. Irinel Mirciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascual Carballar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Axel Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Axel Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Irinel Mirciu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal 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 Abram Sarmiento in the 30th minute of play. Pascual Carballar hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Shi Li's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pedro Manzanares firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 39 minutes of play, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Irinel Mirciu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 41st match minute, Galati Harbour Cats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shi Li to maneuver through the defense. Axel Montenegro's late challenge caught a Galati Harbour Cats's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Axel Montenegro helped the player get up and apologised. After 43 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Axel Montenegro. 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 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Shi Li to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Iordache Negrițoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 53rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shi Li in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Shi Li took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 59thth minute of the game Abram Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Galati Harbour Cats's Irinel Mirciu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Galati Harbour Cats's Irinel Mirciu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Galati Harbour Cats from getting a goal against them. Santino Seco scored 2-2 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Irinel Mirciu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 68 minutes into the game, Shi Li cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Galati Harbour Cats made a substitution. Ianis Man replaced Shi Li. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Abram Secada got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute Antoni Dembkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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. 79 minutes into the match, Ignacio Mastache dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Irinel Mirciu, 3-3. 82 minutes into the match, Ianis Man notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Galati Harbour Cats's Petruț Iliuță was substituted for Ovidiu Pandrea. In the 87th match minute, Galati Harbour Cats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriu Zdrobiş to maneuver through the defense. 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 91st minute of play. Galati Harbour Cats's Irinel Mirciu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Galati Harbour Cats from getting a goal against them. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ianis Man in the 95th minute of the match. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.