League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 10999 (Terracing: 8250, Seating: 2530, VIP seats: 219) Cristiano Hagi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Ninjas in Pyjamas booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Löfgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. James Batistuta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cai Yue Guang read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pastor Ellow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Glenn Fyfe was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. The Ninjas in Pyjamas fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when Ninjas in Pyjamas's Pastor Ellow 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 18th minute Denílson 慕容 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's goal looked a bit too open when King Scorpio came free, but Cai Yue Guang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Löfgren came free, but Cai Yue Guang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cai Yue Guang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Ninjas in Pyjamas from getting a goal against them. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Hagi in the 28th minute of play. Cai Yue Guang made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Daniel Löfgren sent off a good shot on target. Glenn Fyfe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pastor Ellow went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Dumitru Purcărete 37 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. 44 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Denílson 慕容 came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Löfgren's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cai Yue Guang firmly grabbed it by the left post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when James Batistuta made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Cristiano Hagi notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe. Glenn Fyfe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Glenn Fyfe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 64 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Jarmo Paukson came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Scorpio in the 66th minute of play forced Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper Cai Yue Guang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the game, Daniel Löfgren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Cai Yue Guang was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Flavius Cândroveanu replaced Daniel Löfgren. A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc was substituted for James Batistuta. In the 74th minute Dumitru Purcărete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cai Yue Guang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's goal looked a bit too open when Gică Busuioc came free, but Cai Yue Guang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ninjas in Pyjamas made a substitution. Emanuele Clementi replaced Hector Morientes. Hector Morientes kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Cai Yue Guang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dumitru Purcărete in the 87th minute of play. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Manuel Isăilă sped through A4p FC Gad's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Glenn Fyfe. 93 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Manuel Isăilă sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Glenn Fyfe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 96th minute of play.