Prized/Friendly Cup

So What
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Primitivo Grau made the kick off which started today's match. Wilhelm Galle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Grau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the game, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Primitivo Grau nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wilhelm Galle made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Kind of Blue's Håkan Mild managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bernardo Di Piazza in the 11 minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Sebastian Käller in the 13th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Stasio Bienienda. In the 25th minute of the match Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- got a corner. Kind of Blue's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stasio Bienienda ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 26 played minutes Kind of Blue got a freekick which was hit by Epifanio Aznar. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Zhao Sen Yang got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wilhelm Galle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Sen Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 42nd play minute Sebastian Käller came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ivan Chiuzbaian. 1-3. Sebastian Källers short, quick shot in the 46thth minute got Ivan Chiuzbaian to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot 46 in the game by Sebastian Käller from a close distance when the talented Ivan Chiuzbaian managed to make a qualified save. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s players were relieved. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sebastian Käller was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Sebastian Käller ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Chiuzbaian was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Sebastian Käller might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivan Chiuzbaian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Käller ran back to his position shaking his head. Olov Ahlbeck kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 61st minute of the match Joacim Hansson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivan Chiuzbaian showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 63rd minute, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Zhao Sen Yang dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. When Kind of Blue's Sebastian Käller in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Käller's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Chiuzbaian was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Wilhelm Galle made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zhao Sen Yang in the 72nd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Zhuo Ke Le came free, but Ivan Chiuzbaian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kind of Blue made a substitution. Östen Högman replaced Zhuo Ke Le. Kind of Blue were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joacim Hansson took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Joacim Hansson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ivan Chiuzbaian quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ivan Chiuzbaian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Käller in the 82nd minute of play. Ivan Chiuzbaian came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Kind of Blue's Epifanio Aznar. But to his dismay, Epifanio Aznar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. Ivan Chiuzbaian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Käller in the 88th minute of the match. Ivan Chiuzbaian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Käller in the 89th minute of play. Ivan Chiuzbaian came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Kind of Blue's Sebastian Käller. But to his dismay, Sebastian Käller quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-4. Neither team could find the winning goal during normal time. The second half finished 4-4. Extra-time would have to be played.

The players didn't get much rest, but they still tried to pep each other up as they lined up for the first half in overtime. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Zhao Sen Yang started the play with his kick off. In the 101st minute of the game Håkan Mild made a throw-in which Sebastian Käller played forward. 106 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Jonny Lagerberg came free, but Ivan Chiuzbaian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kind of Blue's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joacim Hansson in the 111th minute. The corner led Kind of Blue's Ardahan Erginer to fire away a dangerous shot which Ivan Chiuzbaian despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Käller got free with Ivan Chiuzbaian in the 113th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 114th minute Kind of Blue were awarded a corner. Joacim Hansson went to the cornerflag to take it. Kind of Blue's Joacim Hansson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ivan Chiuzbaian in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The Kind of Blue players wondered just what they needed to do win this one. 105 minutes had now been played and the teams were still tied. Penalties were starting to look likely.

Östen Högman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 118th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Chiuzbaian having to interfere. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Ivan Chiuzbaian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Käller in the 124th minute of play. In the 126th minute Zhao Sen Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilhelm Galle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 132nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Ivan Chiuzbaian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Defensive play by both the teams in the second half of extra-time meant the match finished 4-4. The game would now be decided on penalties.

The goalkeeper, Ivan Chiuzbaian, was totally fooled by Kind of Blue's Sebastian Käller, who 134 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The goalkeeper, Wilhelm Galle, was totally fooled by Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Zhao Sen Yang, who 136 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 139th minute of the game, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. Ivan Chiuzbaian had in the 140thth minute some difficulties stopping Joel Barbosa's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The score was 5-7 after a penalty in the 142nd minute, where Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-:s Petre Iftode tricked Kind of Blue:s Wilhelm Galle with a difficult ball by the left post. The Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.