Official Cup

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Shi Li kicked off to start the match. Jailson Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Li in the 2nd minute of play. The supporters of Galati Harbour Cats booed when FC MeHigh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Abascal didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, FC MeHigh's Jailson Abraão got control of the ball when Dan Petrescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. When FC MeHigh's Zé Pedro Montana in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Galati Harbour Cats's goalie prevented a goal. The throw-in from Diego Marthaler in the 10th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Galati Harbour Cats's Sven-Åke Ré. Octavian Soare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Pedro Montana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Octavian Soare made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Pedro Montana in the 16th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zé Pedro Montana in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Octavian Soare saved Galati Harbour Cats from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onurhan Çinuçin in the 18th minute of play forced FC MeHigh's goalkeeper Jailson Abraão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Zé Pedro Montana 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. Big Diamond fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavian Soare having to interfere. The FC MeHigh fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when FC MeHigh's Zé Pedro Montana looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 28th minute of the game Diego Marthaler made a throw-in which Saruhan Akyazıcı played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Brask in the 29th minute of play forced Galati Harbour Cats's goalkeeper Octavian Soare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shi Li who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Jailson Abraão when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ianis Man in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jailson Abraão saved FC MeHigh from getting behind. Octavian Soare made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Big Diamond in the 36th minute of play. The supporters of FC MeHigh booed when Galati Harbour Cats was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ianis Man didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute Zé Pedro Montana 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Octavian Soare made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Pedro Montana in the 52nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabian Brask got free with Octavian Soare in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Zé Pedro Montana put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Octavian Soare. In the 58th match minute, Galati Harbour Cats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gheorghe Ducu to maneuver through the defense. FC MeHigh's Fabian Brask came free and shot a quick shot against goal 63 minutes in the game, fortunately Octavian Soare had problems saving as it came toward the left post. FC MeHigh made a substitution. Paul Ivasiuc replaced Igor Abascal. In the 65th minute FC MeHigh were awarded a corner. Saruhan Akyazıcı went to the cornerflag to take it. FC MeHigh's Paul Ivasiuc was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Octavian Soare in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 67th minute Zé Pedro Montana 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. Jailson Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 69th minute of the match. Zé Pedro Montana who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Octavian Soare when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jailson Abraão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ianis Man, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 75th match minute, Galati Harbour Cats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Onurhan Çinuçin to maneuver through the defense. FC MeHigh's Juan Eduardo Guerrero was substituted for Zé Pedro Montana. Galati Harbour Cats made a substitution. Mo Yuan Fan replaced Onurhan Çinuçin. In the 77th minute, Onurhan Çinuçin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Narcis Crișan hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 90 minutes into the match, Shi Li had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jailson Abraão. FC MeHigh's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shi Li was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 93rd minute of the match Saruhan Akyazıcı shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Octavian Soare showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.