Official Cup

GURZUN
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ragnar Blom took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cătălin Dăianu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ragnar Blom, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Cristinel Trapcea succeeded in the game's 5th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Iustinian Drăghincescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Måns Fanström came out and tried to block the shot, but Iustinian Drăghincescu slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 9th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Stoke FF's Karl Julin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cătălin Dăianu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Emil Fanström fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stoke FF's protests and gave Emil Fanström a yellow card for diving instead. Emil Fanström hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stoke FF's goalkeeper Måns Fanström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Cristinel Trapcea dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Måns Fanström, 4-0. Iustinian Drăghincescu made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 27thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Måns Fanström would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. In the 30th match minute, FC GURZUN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihail Ifrim to maneuver through the defense. Stoke FF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 33rd minute, when Augustin Gorjanu scored to the left of an out of position Måns Fanström, making the score, 5-0. The audience was convinced that Emil Fanström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cătălin Dăianu was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Robin Helander was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 43 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute, Emil Fanström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Måns Fanström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Gorjanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

Stoke FF's Måns Fanström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augustin Gorjanu in the 53rd minute of play. Torsten Sjöberg's late challenge caught a FC GURZUN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Torsten Sjöberg helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Stoke FF fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustinian Drăghincescu in the 61st minute of play forced Stoke FF's goalkeeper Måns Fanström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th match minute, Stoke FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl Julin to maneuver through the defense. After 69 minutes, Iustinian Drăghincescu made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. Stoke FF's Måns Fanström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After recieving a nice pass, FC GURZUN's Mihail Ifrim tried to score from far away in the 72nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 74th minute Iustinian Drăghincescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Måns Fanström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonny Julin during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th match minute, Stoke FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonny Julin to maneuver through the defense. Stoke FF's Karl Julin got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Måns Fanström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustinian Drăghincescu in the 85th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC GURZUN's Iustinian Drăghincescu got a free kick in the 87th minute. Karl Julin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC GURZUN's goalkeeper Cătălin Dăianu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 96 played minutes Stoke FF got a freekick which was hit by Karl Julin. After some careless play in the FC GURZUN defense, Emil Fanström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cătălin Dăianu. The FC GURZUN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cătălin Dăianu should have stopped the shot.