Prized/Friendly Cup

P. Alexandru Arena
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. Sven-Åke Granberg started the match with the kick off. In the 4th match minute, F.C. YKE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avram Chiru to maneuver through the defense. Cai Cheng Sang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Helmuth Duckadam read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, Cai Cheng Sang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Helmuth Duckadam was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Cheng Sang in the 8th minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11thth minute of the game Cai Cheng Sang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Helmuth Duckadam came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Bennis's Cai Cheng Sang. But to his dismay, Cai Cheng Sang quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Bennis's Lin Xuan Hai quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Maxim-Alexander Ike, made in the 22nd minute of the game. Lin Xuan Hai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Cheng Sang in the 24th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cai Cheng Sang in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Helmuth Duckadam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bennis's Leonardo Jara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Bennis from getting a goal against them. Helmuth Duckadam didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Bennis's Cai Cheng Sang shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Cai Cheng Sang scored 1-4 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Helmuth Duckadam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leonardo Jara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgar Oblemenco in the 37th minute. Leonardo Jara made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Avram Chiru sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Cheng Sang in the 40th minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lin Xuan Hai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Petre Romanescu in the 43rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Bennis's Lin Xuan Hai. After some careless play in the F.C. YKE defense, Cai Cheng Sang kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. The F.C. YKE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Helmuth Duckadam should have stopped the shot. Cai Cheng Sang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicodim Zbârcea to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Cai Cheng Sang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Helmuth Duckadam was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Cai Cheng Sang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Helmuth Duckadam read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Sven-Åke Granbergs short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Helmuth Duckadam to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 67 minutes into the match, Cai Cheng Sang notched a goal, 1-7, to the right of F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam. Helmuth Duckadam was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bennis's Pål Uggstedt was substituted for Cai Cheng Sang. Bennis's Edwin Söderqvist was substituted for Sven-Åke Granberg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pål Uggstedt in the 72nd minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the F.C. YKE defense, Pål Uggstedt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. The F.C. YKE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Helmuth Duckadam should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Bennis's zone, Edgar Oblemenco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Jara came out of the goal and Edgar Oblemenco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leonardo Jara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicodim Zbârcea, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pål Uggstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. When Bennis's Pål Uggstedt in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. YKE's goalie prevented a goal. F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pål Uggstedt in the 96th minute of play.

When the match was over Bennis could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than F.C. YKE throughout the match.