Official Cup

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Shi Li started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ booed when Galati Harbour Cats was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ianis Man didn't get a good kick on the ball. 4 minutes into the match, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Manuel Isăilă sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Octavian Soare narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 5th minute ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ were awarded a corner. Leo Billock went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s corner Mugurel Florei fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Octavian Soare quite easily take care of the ball. Long Liang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ianis Man in the 9th minute of the match. Octavian Soare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 15th minute of the match. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Galati Harbour Cats's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leo Billock took the corner. The corner led ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Manuel Isăilă to fire away a dangerous shot which Octavian Soare despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Octavian Soare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 18th minute of the match. Shi Li's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Long Liang firmly grabbed it by the left post. Octavian Soare made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 27th minute of play. Octavian Soare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 29th minute of the match. Manuel Isăilă scored 0-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Octavian Soare, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Long Liang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 40th minute of the match. If Manuel Isăilă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Long Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Li in the 51st minute of play. After some careless play in the Galati Harbour Cats defense, Manuel Isăilă 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 57th minute of play forced Galati Harbour Cats's goalkeeper Octavian Soare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 66 minutes, Manuel Isăilă managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Isăilă was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ made a substitution. Dušan Vlahović replaced Manuel Isăilă. 69 minutes into the match, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goal looked a bit too open when Shi Li came free, but Long Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute, Ianis Man made a precise shot to the right of Long Liang. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goal looked a bit too open when Ianis Man came free, but Long Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dušan Vlahović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Octavian Soare was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alex Eugen in the 84th minute. Octavian Soare made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lv Qiang Xiao in the 85th minute. In the 93rd 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. The supporters of ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ booed when Galati Harbour Cats was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mo Yuan Fan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.