Rodenbachstadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) North Hill United's Dawid Olejarz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lajos Vadász took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the game, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lajos Vadász made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Octavian Soare made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steff Berckmans in the 13th minute of play. Dawid Olejarz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Octavian Soare made a huge save. Dawid Olejarz's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Octavian Soare firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 18 played minutes Galati Harbour Cats got a freekick which was hit by Ianis Man. Octavian Soare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dawid Olejarz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lajos Vadász 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 23rd minute. In the 25th minute Shi Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lajos Vadász saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. North Hill United's Lajos Vadász played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Li in the 25th minute of play. Shi Li kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Valeriu Zdrobiş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Đỗ Remi from long distance, 31 minutes into the match, got Octavian Soare's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Galati Harbour Cats's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Đỗ Remi was slow to take the kick. During this time North Hill United's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on North Hill United's corner Đỗ Remi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Octavian Soare quite easily take care of the ball. Octavian Soare made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Dawid Olejarz sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 40 minutes, Shi Li managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galati Harbour Cats's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shi Li was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right 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 Steff Berckmans in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galati Harbour Cats's goalkeeper Octavian Soare, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. North Hill United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Đỗ Remi in the 47th minute. The corner led North Hill United's Đỗ Remi to fire away a dangerous shot which Octavian Soare despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Shi Li made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, North Hill United's Dawid Olejarz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Octavian Soare narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 57 minutes into the match, North Hill United's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Li came free, but Lajos Vadász reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lajos Vadász 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 62nd minute. Đỗ Remi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Octavian Soare having to make a save. In the 71st minute Dawid Olejarz 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. In the 74th minute Dawid Olejarz 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. Octavian Soare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dawid Olejarz, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Dawid Olejarz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Octavian Soare read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th match minute, North Hill United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freek De Meyer to maneuver through the defense. Galati Harbour Cats made a substitution. Mo Yuan Fan replaced Onurhan Çinuçin. Freek De Meyer hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Galati Harbour Cats's Dan Petrescu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 81st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Lajos Vadász but with some difficulty. Steff Berckmans's late challenge caught a Galati Harbour Cats's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Steff Berckmans helped the player get up and apologised. Steff Berckmans kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. North Hill United's Lajos Vadász played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ianis Man in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Steff Berckmans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 93 minutes into the match, North Hill United's Dawid Olejarz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Octavian Soare narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Dawid Olejarz made a precise shot to the right of Octavian Soare. Galati Harbour Cats's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.
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