World League

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Shi Li kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Hong Yi Jian 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. Shi Li who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Wincent Cielencki when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 8th minute Galati Harbour Cats were awarded a corner. Dan Petrescu went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Dan Petrescu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Wy-pas's Wincent Cielencki did a great save. In the 10th match minute, Galati Harbour Cats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Petrescu to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Shi Li kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wincent Cielencki. That made the score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. After 27 minutes of play, Wy-pas's Roch Mazierski made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Octavian Soare was left in no man's land by his defense there! Onurhan Çinuçin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wincent Cielencki having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Roch Mazierski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Octavian Soare was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Wincent Cielencki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Onurhan Çinuçin in the 37th minute of play. Wy-pas's Ace Ventura got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wincent Cielencki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Onurhan Çinuçin in the 45th minute. Roch Mazierski kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

In the 55th minute Shi Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wincent Cielencki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute Galati Harbour Cats were awarded a corner. Dan Petrescu went to the cornerflag to take it. Galati Harbour Cats's Dan Petrescu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Wincent Cielencki in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Lukasz Jaszynski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wy-pas's Michal Piechocki was substituted for Hong Yi Jian. Wincent Cielencki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ianis Man in the 64th minute of the match. After 65 minutes Wy-pas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dan Petrescu who took care of the corner kick. Michal Piechocki kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Galati Harbour Cats's Mo Yuan Fan was substituted for Onurhan Çinuçin. A collision led to Wy-pas getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Michal Piechocki hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shi Li in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wincent Cielencki saved Wy-pas from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 71st minute of play forced Wy-pas's goalkeeper Wincent Cielencki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 72nd minute of play forced Wy-pas's goalkeeper Wincent Cielencki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Wy-pas's zone, Shi Li stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wincent Cielencki 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. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Octavian Soare successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shi Li in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wincent Cielencki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ace Ventura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 83rd minute of play forced Wy-pas's goalkeeper Wincent Cielencki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th 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: 2-2. An unexpected shot in the 88th minute by Roch Mazierski got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 90th match minute, Galati Harbour Cats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mo Yuan Fan to maneuver through the defense. The Wy-pas players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Galati Harbour Cats from taking control. The game ends in a draw.