Official Cup

Britannia Stadium
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcelinho Motta took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Robin Helander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pauli Palander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 4th minute Robin Helander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pauli Palander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the game, Stoke FF's Robin Helander nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pauli Palander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Stoke FF's goal looked a bit too open when Ernest Mareș came free, but Niclas Andersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nechifor Cosor scored 1-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niclas Andersson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pauli Palander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaf Mikaelsson in the 18th minute of play. After 19 played minutes Vlashers got a freekick which was hit by Bonifacio Bembe. In the 21st minute Marcelinho Motta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pauli Palander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stoke FF's Niclas Andersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Mareș in the 22nd minute of play. Pauli Palander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelinho Motta in the 24th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Nechifor Cosor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vlashers's supporters rose to their feet, but Nechifor Cosor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niclas Andersson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Robin Helander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustaf Mikaelsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pauli Palander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaf Mikaelsson in the 32nd minute of play. Pauli Palander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelinho Motta in the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th minute Ernest Mareș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niclas Andersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Stoke FF's goal looked a bit too open when Marius Levința came free, but Niclas Andersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Levința in the 38th minute of play forced Stoke FF's goalkeeper Niclas Andersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niclas Andersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marius Levința, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Ernest Mareș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niclas Andersson having to interfere. In the 54th match minute, Vlashers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dinu Moșanu to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Stoke FF's Niclas Andersson got control of the ball when Marius Levința tried to sneak it across the goal line. Filip Urseanu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 59 minutes into the match. A collision led to Vlashers getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Filip Urseanu hit a great ball. Edmund Alberg didn't quite understand what happened when in the 61 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Vlashers made a substitution. Trayko Mendov replaced Nechifor Cosor. 67 minutes into the match, Vlashers's goal looked a bit too open when Battal Seyyit Şehzade came free, but Pauli Palander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Gustaf Mikaelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mikael Lustig hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute of the match Romeo Giurăscu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Niclas Andersson skillfully saved the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.