Truseni Arena
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750,
Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) In the 3rd minute Kurt Björkman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vadim Macovei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kurt Björkman hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Vadim Macovei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Ståhlberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Vadim Macovei came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Team Rocco's Kurt Ståhlberg. But to his dismay, Kurt Ståhlberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Tudor Fratea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mattias Löfkvist was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Team Rocco's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Tudor Fratea scored to the left of an out of position Mattias Löfkvist, making the score, 1-1. In the 17th minute, Daniel Stângã hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kurt Björkman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vadim Macovei didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lars-Erik Björk went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars-Erik Björk in the 22nd minute of play forced FC Truseni's goalkeeper Vadim Macovei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, FC Truseni's goal looked a bit too open when Bo Lundqvist came free, but Vadim Macovei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Kurt Ståhlberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Vadim Macovei was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eduard Halipa kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of Team Rocco booed when FC Truseni was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigore Josan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dan Chicu's late challenge caught a Team Rocco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dan Chicu helped the player get up and apologised. Dan Chicu kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Team Rocco's Lars-Erik Björk got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vadim Macovei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars-Erik Björk in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute of the match Team Rocco got a corner. FC Truseni's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lars-Erik Björk ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Lars-Erik Björk got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vadim Macovei quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 40 minutes into the match, Team Rocco's goalkeeper Mattias Löfkvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tudor Fratea. FC Truseni's Vadim Macovei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Björkman in the 47th minute of play.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lars-Erik Björk to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, FC Truseni's goalkeeper Vadim Macovei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kurt Björkman. 53 minutes into the game, Lars-Erik Björk lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Vadim Macovei. In the 61st minute Grigore Josan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Löfkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Stângã hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. The long shot by Lars-Erik Björk in the 63rd minute really tested Vadim Macovei's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Team Rocco's Lars-Erik Björk slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vadim Macovei. That made the score 1-5 after 66 minutes of play. In the 69th minute, Kurt Björkman 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. Bo Lundqvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When FC Truseni's Tudor Fratea in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Team Rocco's goalie prevented a goal. Mattias Löfkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tudor Fratea in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cãtãlin Cazacu in the 81st minute of play forced Team Rocco's goalkeeper Mattias Löfkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Bo Lundqvist came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Team Rocco 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 Bo Lundqvist couldn't finish the play. Kurt Ståhlberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to FC Truseni getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Eduard Halipa hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Truseni's zone, Carl Höijer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vadim Macovei came out of the goal and Carl Höijer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lars-Erik Björk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Vadim Macovei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, FC Truseni's goal looked a bit too open when Lars-Erik Björk came free, but Vadim Macovei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Team Rocco could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Truseni throughout the match.
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