Challenge

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Shi Li took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4th play minutes Shi Li shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Pedro Manzanares and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 16th minute, Shi Li 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. 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. After 22 minutes of play, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Valeriu Zdrobiş in the 26th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Antonio Indiano. Galati Harbour Cats's Irinel Mirciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 28th minute of play. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Axel Montenegro in the 29th minute. Irinel Mirciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Shi Li showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 33 minute of play. Shi Li scored 5-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Galati Harbour Cats's Irinel Mirciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 39th minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Sebastian Covataru hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Irinel Mirciu made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. Mo Yuan Fan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Irinel Mirciu having to make a save. 63 minutes into the match, Galati Harbour Cats's goalkeeper Irinel Mirciu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. 67 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. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Samuel Navarro hit a great ball. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Galati Harbour Cats made a substitution. Ianis Man replaced Shi Li. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Samuel Navarro got a free kick in the 70th 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 Santino Seco in the 72nd minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ianis Man in the 74th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Galati Harbour Cats's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Irinel Mirciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Galati Harbour Cats's Ianis Man sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Ianis Man ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. Galati Harbour Cats made a substitution. Petruț Iliuță replaced Ovidiu Pandrea. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.