Official Cup

A2 Stadium
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Johannes Trulsson kicked off to start the match. Dorin Orghidan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toader Drogba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johannes Trulsson struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Dorin Orghidan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A2 IF. In the 5th minute, Eusebio Arnalt 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. 8 minutes into the game, Johannes Trulsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Dorin Orghidan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Arnalt in the 12th minute of play forced A2 IF's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Alin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, A2 IF's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Arnalt came free, but Nils-Erik Alin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A2 IF were furious when Petter Arhenius was red carded, 19 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A2 IF:s Nils-Erik Alin showed great skill when he stopped Roch Bury:s penalty. When Johannes Trulsson came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the A2 IF 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 Johannes Trulsson couldn't finish the play. Johannes Trulsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Dorin Orghidan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nils-Erik Alin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustinian Burdujan, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 34th minute, Iustinian Burdujan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Balaceanu UFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Toader Drogba took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dorin Orghidan. Dorin Orghidan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Toader Drogba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Dorin Orghidan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 44 minutes Balaceanu UFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Christoffer Lundgren who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Christoffer Lundgren got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dorin Orghidan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, Balaceanu UFC's Iustinian Burdujan got a free kick in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Eusebio Arnalt made the kick off in the second half. Dorin Orghidan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johannes Trulsson in the 52nd minute of play. If Toader Drogba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nils-Erik Alin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebio Arnalt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iustinian Burdujan scored 2-2 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nils-Erik Alin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A2 IF's Nils-Emil Hansson was substituted for Toader Drogba. Johannes Trulsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dorin Orghidan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Johannes Trulsson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 76th minute Roch Bury shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Alin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustinian Burdujan in the 77th minute of play forced A2 IF's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Alin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christoffer Lundgren hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the game, Johannes Trulsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Dorin Orghidan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eusebio Arnalt in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nils-Erik Alin saved A2 IF from getting behind. In the 89thth minute of the game Iustinian Burdujan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A2 IF's Nils-Erik Alin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A2 IF's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.