World League

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 7784 (Terracing: 5839, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) The audience was convinced that Ianis Man's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oséas Albuquerque was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 5th minute of play forced Jukatriz's goalkeeper Oséas Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Brice Gamble in the 9th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Galati Harbour Cats's Antoni Dembkowski. Shi Li blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oséas Albuquerque having to make a save. Oséas Albuquerque made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shi Li in the 11th minute. In the 14th minute, Shi Li reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Oséas Albuquerque. The goal made the score 1-0. Octavian Soare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Ozan Sureha, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ianis Man in the 20th minute of play forced Jukatriz's goalkeeper Oséas Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Ianis Man 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. Galati Harbour Cats's Octavian Soare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleto Matxin in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Shi Li recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Oséas Albuquerque. Shi Li showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Brice Gamble made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Galati Harbour Cats's Sven-Åke Ré. 35 minutes into the match, Galati Harbour Cats's goal looked a bit too open when Zeca do Valle came free, but Octavian Soare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Octavian Soare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca do Valle in the 37th minute of the match. After 37 minutes, Arif Ozan Sureha made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Galati Harbour Cats's Octavian Soare tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Onurhan Çinuçin hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Galati Harbour Cats's Octavian Soare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleto Matxin in the 42nd minute of play. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arif Ozan Sureha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Shi Li's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oséas Albuquerque read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Jukatriz's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Li came free, but Oséas Albuquerque reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Galati Harbour Cats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriu Zdrobiş to maneuver through the defense. Octavian Soare made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Arif Ozan Sureha sent off a good shot on target. After 67 played minutes Galati Harbour Cats got a freekick which was hit by Onurhan Çinuçin. Jukatriz made a substitution. Natanael Furlan replaced Cássio de Alcântara. After 68 played minutes Galati Harbour Cats got a freekick which was hit by Onurhan Çinuçin. Augusto Alcântara hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Ianis Man's late challenge caught a Jukatriz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ianis Man helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Galati Harbour Cats's Ianis Man got a free kick in the 75th minute. Oséas Albuquerque took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, Galati Harbour Cats's goalkeeper Octavian Soare had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arif Ozan Sureha. Oséas Albuquerque took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Galati Harbour Cats's attentive Sven-Åke Ré managed to snatch the ball when Shen Quan Wei made a throw-in in the 88th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Matxin in the 93rd minute of play forced Galati Harbour Cats's goalkeeper Octavian Soare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Natanael Furlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Jukatriz players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Galati Harbour Cats.