Challenge

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Shi Li got the match started through his kick off. Shi Li might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shi Li ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 4th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares 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 9th minute. 10 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. Colombia's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Shi Li 15 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 22nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shi Li in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Shi Li stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Shi Li tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Irinel Mirciu having to make a save. In the 29th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Irinel Mirciu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 31st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Irinel Mirciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, Galati Harbour Cats's Valeriu Zdrobiş got a free kick in the 35th minute. The audience was convinced that Shi Li's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 43rd match minute, Galati Harbour Cats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Petrescu to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 54th play minutes Axel Montenegro shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Irinel Mirciu and just under the crossbar into goal. After 59 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Joshua Garrido. Pedro Manzanares 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 62nd minute. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 63rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Shi Li managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galati Harbour Cats's supporters rose to their feet, but Shi Li was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ianis Man scored 3-2 in the 74th 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. Irinel Mirciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ianis Man in the 80th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Ianis Man managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galati Harbour Cats's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ianis Man was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ianis Man in the 84th minute of the match. In the 84th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Garrido to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Ianis Man came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ianis Man recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Galati Harbour Cats's Ianis Man got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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.