Federation Clash Challenge

Rodenbachstadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dawid Olejarz kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Đỗ Remi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Galati Harbour Cats booed when North Hill United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krzysztof Pawlak didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th 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. The corner led North Hill United's Kęstutis Survila to fire away a dangerous shot which Octavian Soare despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 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 23rd minute of play. In the 27thth minute of the game Ianis Man who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but North Hill United's Lajos Vadász was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 30th minute North Hill United were awarded a corner. Kęstutis Survila went to the cornerflag to take it. North Hill United's Kęstutis Survila 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. Shi Li scored 0-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lajos Vadász, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of North Hill United booed when Galati Harbour Cats was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shi Li didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lajos Vadász narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Galati Harbour Cats's zone, Dawid Olejarz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octavian Soare came out of the goal and Dawid Olejarz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Steff Berckmans'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 42nd minute of play. If Onurhan Çinuçin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shi Li was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yao Zhou Jian in the 50th minute of play forced Galati Harbour Cats's goalkeeper Octavian Soare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the match, Shi Li had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lajos Vadász. North Hill United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shi Li was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 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. After 59 played minutes North Hill United got a freekick which was hit by Đỗ Remi. Đỗ Remi kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Shi Li hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. North Hill United made a substitution. Roberto Cherro replaced Dawid Olejarz. In the 65th match minute, Galati Harbour Cats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shi Li to maneuver through the defense. Lajos Vadász was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Ianis Man capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ianis Man really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Lajos Vadász made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ianis Man in the 76th minute of play. Shi Li sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shi Li got free with Lajos Vadász in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 Lajos Vadász prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lajos Vadász showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ianis Man in the 82nd minute of the match. Shi Li could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Lajos Vadász made a huge save. After some careless play in the Galati Harbour Cats defense, Roberto Cherro 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. Lajos Vadász stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shi Li's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute, Roberto Cherro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The North Hill United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Kęstutis Survila hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Galati Harbour Cats had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.