Official Cup

Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Deng Kun Xu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikola Krstović in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ingvar Hellkvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cezar Rizea hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AFK Petržalka:s goal. Alek Justus took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ingvar Hellkvist. Ingvar Hellkvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Tim Hebel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deng Kun Xu, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After a rather tough play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Herminio Vincente got a free kick in the 17th minute. 18 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's Nikola Krstović sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ingvar Hellkvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nikola Krstović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute Deng Kun Xu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Hebel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tim Hebel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herminio Vincente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikola Krstović in the 31st minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Ingvar Hellkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Nikola Krstović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Hellkvist 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 Nikola Krstović during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Herminio Vincente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tim Hebel was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When AFK Petržalka's Nikola Krstović in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalie prevented a goal. A sloppy throw-in by Cezar Rizea in the 55th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AFK Petržalka's Atilano Marcones. In the 61st minute AFK Petržalka were awarded a corner. Guillermo Checa went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on AFK Petržalka's corner Guillermo Checa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ingvar Hellkvist quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to AFK Petržalka getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Nino Marcelli hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Nikola Krstović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ingvar Hellkvist was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. With a little luck, AFK Petržalka's Tim Hebel got control of the ball when Herminio Vincente tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to C Ａ R D I N Ａ L getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Cezar Rizea hit a great ball. Cezar Rizea got a throw-in 71 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Cazimir Bărbătescu. Tim Hebel made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Herminio Vincente sent off a good shot on target. After 74 minutes AFK Petržalka's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roland Smolarek who took care of the corner kick. In the 77th minute, Deng Kun Xu made a precise shot to the right of Tim Hebel. AFK Petržalka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Roman Fujarczuk kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 87 minutes into the game, AFK Petržalka's Nikola Krstović nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ingvar Hellkvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 89 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's Nikola Krstović sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ingvar Hellkvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 92 minutes in the game Paul Cangeopol did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Roland Smolarek.