Official Cup

Phoenix Field
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marciano Nevada kicked off to start the match. Kalle Backman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Mascovescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Koffe Boys's Kalle Backman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Mascovescu in the 3rd minute of play. Kalle Backman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olimpiu Mustea in the 6th minute of the match. Ionel Panaitoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Nevada, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 13thth minute of the game Marciano Nevada who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Phoenix Strikers's Ionel Panaitoiu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Phoenix Strikers booed when Koffe Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leandro Leme didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute, Idar Reistad fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kalle Backman, passed just outside the right post. In the 17th minute of the match, Idar Reistad tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kalle Backman saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Kalle Backman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traian Moldovan in the 21st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Phoenix Strikers's Olimpiu Mustea slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kalle Backman. That made the score 1-0 after 23 minutes of play. In the 25thth minute of the game Olimpiu Mustea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Koffe Boys's Kalle Backman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kalle Backman made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Ovidiu Popescu sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the match, João Augusto Toledo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ionel Panaitoiu. Phoenix Strikers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Augusto Toledo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Traian Moldovan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Kalle Backman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Kalle Backman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Traian Moldovan in the 35th minute. With a little luck, Koffe Boys's Kalle Backman got control of the ball when Traian Moldovan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ionel Panaitoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Augusto Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Strikers's Laurențiu Stelaru got a free kick in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Augusto Toledo in the 40th minute of play forced Phoenix Strikers's goalkeeper Ionel Panaitoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Augusto Toledo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ionel Panaitoiu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Christiano Soffia kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Kalle Backman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Mustea, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Traian Moldovan was the one to do the kick off. Kalle Backman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Mustea, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Ionel Panaitoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zuriko Roiz in the 58th minute of the match. Ionel Panaitoiu was a little too slow when João Augusto Toledo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 1-2. 62 minutes into the match, Koffe Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Traian Moldovan came free, but Kalle Backman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute of the match Phoenix Strikers got a corner. Koffe Boys's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olimpiu Mustea ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Idar Reistad in the 64th minute of play forced Koffe Boys's goalkeeper Kalle Backman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Idar Reistad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Phoenix Strikers's supporters rose to their feet, but Idar Reistad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kalle Backman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kalle Backman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Idar Reistad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Mustea in the 72nd minute of play forced Koffe Boys's goalkeeper Kalle Backman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kalle Backman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olimpiu Mustea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ionel Panaitoiu made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Augusto Toledo in the 73rd minute. In the 74th match minute, Koffe Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bono Sofyan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Mustea in the 79th minute of play forced Koffe Boys's goalkeeper Kalle Backman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristinel Eftimiu in the 80th minute of play forced Koffe Boys's goalkeeper Kalle Backman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd match minute, Koffe Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bono Sofyan to maneuver through the defense. Phoenix Strikers made a substitution. Ioan Cozma replaced Eric Aanuţei. In the 84th match minute, Koffe Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bono Sofyan to maneuver through the defense. Kalle Backman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Moldovan, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Ioan Cozma kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The Koffe Boys supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Koffe Boys would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.