Prized/Friendly Cup

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) After 6th play minutes Shi Li shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Franco Szczęsny and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 9th minute, Shi Li 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. In the 13th 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. In the 15th match minute, Galati Harbour Cats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Åke Ré to maneuver through the defense. Arrigo Calcio hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Galati Harbour Cats's Sven-Åke Ré managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Arrigo Calcio in the 19 minute of the game. Franco Szczęsny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 20th minute of the match. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'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 went over the outstretched arms of BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goalie and right to Shi Li. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. With a little luck, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Franco Szczęsny got control of the ball when Shi Li tried to sneak it across the goal line. Galati Harbour Cats were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dan Petrescu took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Shi Li heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After a defensive mix-up in BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s zone, Shi Li stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franco Szczęsny 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. Shi Li could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Franco Szczęsny made a huge save. Shi Li's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franco Szczęsny read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Shi Li recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Franco Szczęsny. Shi Li showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. With a little luck, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Franco Szczęsny got control of the ball when Shi Li tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 49 minutes Galati Harbour Cats's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cerdic Pintar who took care of the corner kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

53 minutes into the match, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Ianis Man came free, but Franco Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Ianis Man came free, but Franco Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Franco Szczęsny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Li in the 58th minute of play. Franco Szczęsny 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 59th minute. Luís Gustavo de Amaral received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Octavian Soare came out and tried to block the shot, but Luís Gustavo de Amaral slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 63rd minute. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- made a substitution. Keno De Bruyne replaced Luís Gustavo de Amaral. After some careless play in the Galati Harbour Cats defense, Keno De Bruyne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Octavian Soare. The Galati Harbour Cats fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Octavian Soare should have stopped the shot. Galati Harbour Cats made a substitution. Mo Yuan Fan replaced Onurhan Çinuçin. Keno De Bruyne might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Octavian Soare. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Keno De Bruyne ran back to his position shaking his head. Octavian Soare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Keno De Bruyne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shi Li took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Franco Szczęsny. Franco Szczęsny dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. Franco Szczęsny 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 86th minute. Octavian Soare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo de Souza in the 88th minute of the match. After some careless play in the BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- defense, Shi Li kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Franco Szczęsny. The BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Franco Szczęsny should have stopped the shot. Shi Li might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franco Szczęsny. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shi Li ran back to his position shaking his head. 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.