Federation Clash Challenge

Vasile Bratianu
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 盛世 高文竞 kicked off to start the match. Onurhan Çinuçin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciccio Tacconi having to interfere. After 6 minutes of play, Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciccio Tacconi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Galati Harbour Cats's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Niels-Jan Reiling was slow to take the kick. During this time NFC Eagles 22's players had a chance to rest. In the 11th minute, Alberigo Sessa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Octavian Soare made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 盛世 高文竞 in the 15th minute of play. Ciccio Tacconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Li in the 16th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Shi Li's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciccio Tacconi was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 20th minute Galati Harbour Cats were awarded a corner. Dan Petrescu went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Galati Harbour Cats's corner Alberigo Sessa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ciccio Tacconi quite easily take care of the ball. Shi Li took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ciccio Tacconi. Ciccio Tacconi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Galati Harbour Cats's zone, 盛世 高文竞 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octavian Soare came out of the goal and 盛世 高文竞 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Niels-Jan Reiling made in the 28th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jaap Zuidam however managed to control. A throw-in in the 34th minute of the game was made by Niels-Jan Reiling with Jaap Zuidam as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Shi Li sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ciccio Tacconi 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 35th minute. After a rather tough play, Galati Harbour Cats's Iordache Negrițoiu got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 44th minute Shi Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciccio Tacconi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 53rd minute of the match Galati Harbour Cats got a corner. NFC Eagles 22's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dan Petrescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Shi Li heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Ciccio Tacconi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 59th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led to Galati Harbour Cats's Mo Yuan Fan getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shi Li in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciccio Tacconi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mo Yuan Fan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciccio Tacconi having to interfere. 64 minutes into the game, Niels-Jan Reiling was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NFC Eagles 22's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galati Harbour Cats the free kick. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Niels-Jan Reiling hit a great ball. Ciccio Tacconi 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 66th minute. Ciccio Tacconi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 69 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ianis Man in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciccio Tacconi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 75 minutes NFC Eagles 22's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dan Petrescu who took care of the corner kick. Ianis Man 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. 83 minutes into the match, Galati Harbour Cats's goal looked a bit too open when 盛世 高文竞 came free, but Octavian Soare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ianis Man in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciccio Tacconi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ianis Man in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciccio Tacconi saved NFC Eagles 22 from getting behind. In the 95th match minute, Galati Harbour Cats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antoni Dembkowski to maneuver through the defense. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Galati Harbour Cats had played much better football throughout.