Official Cup

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Constantin Bădila started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Cristian Pricop ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ingvar Hellkvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Mihai Musta kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Horea Vrejiu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Petruț Arapașu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Angelo Rage fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petruț Arapașu having to interfere. 13 minutes into the game, Constantin Bădila cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ingvar Hellkvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ingvar Hellkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantin Bădila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Armando Maradona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Petruț Arapașu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Petruț Arapașu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Armando Maradona, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Horea Vrejiu in the 21st minute. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Tiberiu Buricea was substituted for Emanuel Buciuman. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd 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 ★POLI★™★VIOLA★:s goal. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Petruț Arapașu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Petruț Arapașu made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Diego Armando Maradona sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Petruț Arapașu got control of the ball when Diego Armando Maradona tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mihai Musta kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After the first half ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Cristian Pricop could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Ingvar Hellkvist made a huge save. Petruț Arapașu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Armando Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the game, Cristian Pricop recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ingvar Hellkvist. Cristian Pricop showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Rage in the 71st minute of play forced ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Petruț Arapașu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aristide Mugur hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Petruț Arapașu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Armando Maradona, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Ingvar Hellkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Pricop in the 79th minute of play. Cristian Bociort fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ingvar Hellkvist having to interfere. Constantin Bădilas short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Ingvar Hellkvist to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Constantin Bădila hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute Diego Armando Maradona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petruț Arapașu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than C Ａ R D I N Ａ L throughout the match.