Friendly League

De Sol a Sol
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. James Batistuta started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, James Batistuta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mathis Arlot was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Monte Hermoso Beach's Mathis Arlot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iulian Berceanu in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 12th minute of play forced Monte Hermoso Beach's goalkeeper Mathis Arlot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Dumitru Purcărete notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Monte Hermoso Beach's Mathis Arlot. Mathis Arlot was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 18 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Amador Martxel made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mathis Arlot was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 21 minutes, James Batistuta made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Monte Hermoso Beach's Mathis Arlot tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Mathis Arlot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute A4p FC Gad were awarded a corner. Marcin Pachucki went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that James Batistuta got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mathis Arlot quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Monte Hermoso Beach's goalie prevented a goal. 30 minutes into the game, James Batistuta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Mathis Arlot was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mathis Arlot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The A4p FC Gad fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in Monte Hermoso Beach's zone, Amador Martxel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mathis Arlot came out of the goal and Amador Martxel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40th minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mathis Arlot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mathis Arlot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of James Batistuta's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute, Daniel Löfgren made a precise shot to the right of Mathis Arlot. Monte Hermoso Beach's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. When Cătălin Răduleț fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A4p FC Gad's protests and gave Cătălin Răduleț a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Cătălin Răduleț hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Inocencio Guillelmo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Monte Hermoso Beach's Mathis Arlot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Monte Hermoso Beach from getting a goal against them. Mathis Arlot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mathis Arlot was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniel Löfgren showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 55 minute of play. Olle Olsson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mathis Arlot came out and tried to block the shot, but Olle Olsson slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 59th minute. James Batistuta did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-11 to the left of a surprised Mathis Arlot 62 minutes into the match. A4p FC Gad's Flavius Cândroveanu was substituted for Daniel Löfgren. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavius Cândroveanu in the 67th minute of play forced Monte Hermoso Beach's goalkeeper Mathis Arlot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Iulian Berceanu got a free kick in the 68th minute. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Gică Busuioc replaced James Batistuta. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Iulian Berceanu got a free kick in the 69th minute. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inocencio Guillelmo in the 70th minute of the match. Mathis Arlot didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-12 in the ordered_time% minute. Gică Busuioc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Mathis Arlot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erasmo Damião struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Mathis Arlot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A4p FC Gad. In the 79th minute, Flavius Cândroveanu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mathis Arlot. The goal made the score 0-13. After having played for 82 minutes, Gică Busuioc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A4p FC Gad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gică Busuioc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. King Scorpio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mathis Arlot having to interfere. After 84 minutes, Delmiro Ferrando mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Monte Hermoso Beach and the A4p FC Gad players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th minute, Delmiro Ferrando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's Flavius Cândroveanu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mathis Arlot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gică Busuioc in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mathis Arlot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 88th minute, Flavius Cândroveanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mathis Arlot was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-14. In the 94th minute, Monte Hermoso Beach's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Flavius Cândroveanu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Gică Busuioc had several of the Monte Hermoso Beach's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 95 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-16 score and a disappointed Mathis Arlot as he didn't even see the shot coming. The Monte Hermoso Beach fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. A4p FC Gad were clearly better and deserved to take the win.