Official Cup

Mellanhedens IP
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emil Strugure got the match started through his kick off. Emil Strugure took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jim Hultman. Jim Hultman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 6 minutes into the game, Hope AFC's Manole Brănescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jim Hultman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 8 minutes, Emil Strugure made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Bulltofta BB's Jim Hultman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jim Hultman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Strugure, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Manole Brănescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Jim Hultman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Strugure in the 17th minute of play forced Bulltofta BB's goalkeeper Jim Hultman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emil Strugure succeeded in the game's 19th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-5. After 21 minutes of play, Hope AFC's Emil Strugure made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jim Hultman was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24thth minute of the game Emil Strugure who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bulltofta BB's Jim Hultman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Emil Strugure sped through Bulltofta BB's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jim Hultman. Codrin Ieremia hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Jim Hultman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Strugure, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Bulltofta BB's Jim Hultman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codrin Ieremia in the 35th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Emil Strugure put it in 0-9 from a short distance just to the right of Jim Hultman. 41 minutes into the match, Ioan Ploieșteanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jim Hultman. Bulltofta BB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ioan Ploieșteanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. The audience was convinced that Emil Strugure's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jim Hultman was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-10.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Timmy Nyman to strike the kick off in the second half. Ioan Ploieșteanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jim Hultman having to interfere. When Hope AFC's Emil Strugure 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 Bulltofta BB's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Bulltofta BB's Evert Frykberg got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Jim Hultman came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Hope AFC's Emil Strugure. But to his dismay, Emil Strugure quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-11. Hope AFC made a substitution. Bordat Aries replaced Manole Brănescu. In the 60th minute Codrin Ieremia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jim Hultman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Hope AFC's Emil Strugure in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bulltofta BB's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Hope AFC's Bordat Aries slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jim Hultman. That made the score 0-12 after 62 minutes of play. Hope AFC's Mihăiţă Iriza was substituted for Ioan Ploieșteanu. Mihăiţă Iriza was extremely unlucky when he, in the 65th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Emil Strugure did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-13 to the left of a surprised Jim Hultman 67 minutes into the match. Codrin Ieremia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Jim Hultman made a huge save. After 71 minutes, Emil Strugure made it 0-14 with a short kick to the right side. Bulltofta BB's Jim Hultman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Codrin Ieremia came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Hope AFC 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 Codrin Ieremia couldn't finish the play. With his leg Jim Hultman managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Hope AFC's Emil Strugure fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jim Hultman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihăiţă Iriza in the 78th minute of play. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 0-15 when Emil Strugure sped through Bulltofta BB's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jim Hultman. Hope AFC's Emil Strugure got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Hope AFC's Emil Strugure in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bulltofta BB's goalie prevented a goal. Emiliano Picca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emil Strugure blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jim Hultman having to make a save. In the 86th minute, Hope AFC's Emil Strugure ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jim Hultman. Jim Hultman yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-16. Jim Hultman stood somewhat misplaced when Emil Strugure came free in front of goal and shot 0-17 to the left of him in the 89 minute. When Hope AFC's Emil Strugure in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bulltofta BB's goalie prevented a goal. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bulltofta BB's goalkeeper Jim Hultman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Hope AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bulltofta BB.