Official Cup

Valentin Stanescu
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rodrigo Nestor started the match with the kick off. Augustin Irod didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicki Nick went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The ZigZag Athletic fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when ZigZag Athletic's Nicki Nick 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Rodrigo Nestor came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the ZigZag Athletic fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rodrigo Nestor couldn't finish the play. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cetatea Suceava! After 27 minutes, Nicki Nick made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Cetatea Suceava's Augustin Irod tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Nicki Nick struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Augustin Irod didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ZigZag Athletic. In the 35th minute, Rodrigo Nestor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cetatea Suceava's Billy Biörkquist suffered a sore foot after 37 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Cetatea Suceava made a substitution. Iulian Codin replaced Billy Biörkquist. After 38 played minutes ZigZag Athletic got a freekick which was hit by Jerry Hedman. Jerry Hedman got his second yellow card in the match during the 43rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 44th minute, Jerry Hedman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the match, Cetatea Suceava's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Nestor came free, but Augustin Irod reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ciprian Mitrea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Rodrigo Nestor sped through Cetatea Suceava's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Augustin Irod. A collision led to ZigZag Athletic getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Nicki Nick hit a great ball. ZigZag Athletic's Per-Olof Brolin was substituted for Kjell Boberg. After a rather tough play, ZigZag Athletic's Nicki Nick got a free kick in the 68th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Iulian Codin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mehmet Akif Ersoy. ZigZag Athletic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iulian Codin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Nestor in the 76th minute of play forced Cetatea Suceava's goalkeeper Augustin Irod to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Nestor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-7. Augustin Irod was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 96 minutes, Rodrigo Nestor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ZigZag Athletic's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodrigo Nestor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ZigZag Athletic's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.