Friendly League

Armilla
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shi Li started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dolfo Marcos in the 3rd 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 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 4th minute Shi Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Froilan Dimas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lazaro Lillo got a throw-in 6 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nick Reid. Shi Li's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Froilan Dimas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li in the 23rd minute of play forced Armilla's goalkeeper Froilan Dimas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 minutes, Nick Reid mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Armilla and the Galati Harbour Cats players grew even worse after the yellow card. Galati Harbour Cats's Antoni Dembkowski was substituted for Onurhan Çinuçin. The supporters of Galati Harbour Cats booed when Armilla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nick Reid didn't get a good kick on the ball. Froilan Dimas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Li in the 26th minute of the match. Armilla's Froilan Dimas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Li in the 29th minute of play. Octavian Soare was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Santiago Sidoro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Santiago Sidoro really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Shi Li scored 1-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Froilan Dimas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Shi Li sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Froilan Dimas didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Shi Li sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Disappointed in the 1-2 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 Santiago Sidoro made a kick off. Galati Harbour Cats's Shi Li was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 54th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Froilan Dimas 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 58th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Armilla's zone, Shi Li stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Froilan Dimas came out of the goal and Shi Li tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antoni Dembkowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Froilan Dimas having to interfere. Froilan Dimas was a little too slow when Ianis Man got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Sidoro in the 76th minute of play forced Galati Harbour Cats's goalkeeper Octavian Soare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the game, Galati Harbour Cats's Ianis Man nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Froilan Dimas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Ianis Man sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Galati Harbour Cats supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Galati Harbour Cats would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.