Official Cup

Afrimesti Stadium
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) 5 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Stecher came free, but Nektarios Varveris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Ole-Petter Korsvik was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dida Vasconcelos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 14 minutes into the match, TIGER's goal looked a bit too open when Basarab Vărzaru came free, but Dida Vasconcelos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eugen Mihălțan in the 16th minute. Lucrețiu Ghimiș's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dida Vasconcelos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Lucrețiu Ghimiș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute Dario Mero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nektarios Varveris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Mero in the 22nd minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Nektarios Varveris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 played minutes ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 got a freekick which was hit by Sandu Condeescu. After a defensive mix-up in ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's zone, Tibor Riedel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nektarios Varveris came out of the goal and Tibor Riedel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 30th minute, Lucrețiu Ghimiș got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Stecher in the 35th minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Nektarios Varveris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucrețiu Ghimiș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Dida Vasconcelos made a huge save. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Irinel Tatomir got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, TIGER's Dida Vasconcelos got control of the ball when Lucrețiu Ghimiș tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Irinel Tatomir was the one to do the kick off. Dida Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Ghimiș in the 52nd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Nektarios Varveris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Börje Blom. Dida Vasconcelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Irinel Tatomir in the 57th minute of play. After 60 minutes, Lucrețiu Ghimiș made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. TIGER's Dida Vasconcelos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's zone, Robert Stecher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nektarios Varveris came out of the goal and Robert Stecher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dida Vasconcelos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irinel Tatomir, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, Lucrețiu Ghimiș left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Nektarios Varveris made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dario Mero in the 76th minute. After 77 played minutes TIGER got a freekick which was hit by Klaus Amerhauser. Bastian Schreyer charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bastian Schreyer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bastian Schreyer hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Dida Vasconcelos came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Irinel Tatomir. But to his dismay, Irinel Tatomir quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Irinel Tatomir recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Robert Stecher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Nektarios Varveris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dario Mero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nektarios Varveris having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Lucrețiu Ghimiș managed to get in a good position for a shot. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucrețiu Ghimiș was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dida Vasconcelos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Many of TIGER's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. TIGER may have spent more time on the ball, but ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.