Friendly League

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Shi Li kicked off to start the match. Octavian Soare made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Ezkerra in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 7th minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Paşa Borlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Galati Harbour Cats's Antoni Dembkowski managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Marius Paulică in the 10 minute of the game. In the 11th minute Ianis Man shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paşa Borlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mo Yuan Fan kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute of the match Borys Dudek shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Octavian Soare showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by THE CRYSTAL SHIP's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dan Petrescu was slow to take the kick. During this time Galati Harbour Cats's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Galati Harbour Cats's Antoni Dembkowski to fire away a dangerous shot which Paşa Borlu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 24th minute, Esteban Ezkerra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 28thth minute of the game Shi Li who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Paşa Borlu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Shi Li struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Paşa Borlu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galati Harbour Cats. Octavian Soare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borys Dudek, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After some careless play in the THE CRYSTAL SHIP defense, Shi Li kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paşa Borlu. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paşa Borlu should have stopped the shot. In the 40th minute, Esteban Ezkerra got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Borys Dudek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shi Li received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Paşa Borlu came out and tried to block the shot, but Shi Li slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Esteban Ezkerra made the kick off in the second half. Octavian Soare stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Douglas D Agostino's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the game, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paşa Borlu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 58th minute Esteban Ezkerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavian Soare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paşa Borlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 60th minute of the match. In the 64th minute Galati Harbour Cats were awarded a corner. Dan Petrescu went to the cornerflag to take it. Dan Petrescu made a great header on Galati Harbour Cats's corner, it was just that THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Paşa Borlu managed to reach the ball for a save. Octavian Soare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas D Agostino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paşa Borlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 69th minute of the match. With a little luck, Galati Harbour Cats's Octavian Soare got control of the ball when Borys Dudek tried to sneak it across the goal line. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Paşa Borlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Li in the 74th minute of play. A collision led to THE CRYSTAL SHIP getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Marius Paulică hit a great ball. After 76 played minutes THE CRYSTAL SHIP got a freekick which was hit by Marius Paulică. A nice corner shot did that Mo Yuan Fan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Paşa Borlu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a little luck, Galati Harbour Cats's Octavian Soare got control of the ball when Esteban Ezkerra tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mo Yuan Fan hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Roman Tomaka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavian Soare having to interfere. Octavian Soare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas D Agostino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paşa Borlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 90th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paşa Borlu was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Esteban Ezkerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shi Li's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paşa Borlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Galati Harbour Cats had won after a very even match.