Official Cup

Nya Söderstadion
Spectators: 449 (Terracing: 337, Seating: 103, VIP seats: 9) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carl Brandin took the kick off in the first half of the match. With his leg Marcos-Evangelista Didarov managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Avantgarde's Carl Brandin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Carl Brandin kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Ben Foster took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Bălanescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute Zlatan Ibrahimov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ben Foster saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in DINAMO PLOIESTI's zone, Carl Brandin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov came out of the goal and Carl Brandin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ben Foster took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Bălanescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the DINAMO PLOIESTI defense, Karl-Ove Säfström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos-Evangelista Didarov. The DINAMO PLOIESTI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos-Evangelista Didarov should have stopped the shot. Ben Foster showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Bălanescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Ben Foster showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Bălanescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Ben Foster showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kunter Irmak in the 31st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, DINAMO PLOIESTI's Cristian Aluncai got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, DINAMO PLOIESTI's goal looked a bit too open when Greger Bogren came free, but Marcos-Evangelista Didarov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. George Bălanescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ben Foster. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. George Bălanescu ran back to his position shaking his head. Ben Foster made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kunter Irmak in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Ingvar Karlsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ben Foster showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatan Ibrahimov, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute, George Bălanescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ben Foster was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carl Brandin in the 47th minute. 47 minutes into the match, DINAMO PLOIESTI's goalkeeper Marcos-Evangelista Didarov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carl Brandin. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for George Bălanescu to strike the kick off in the second half. Gustav Mårtensson hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. DINAMO PLOIESTI's Zlatan Ibrahimov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 51st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Avantgarde. George Bălanescus short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Ben Foster to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ben Foster made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kunter Irmak in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute, George Bălanescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ben Foster was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. DINAMO PLOIESTI's Ianis Hagi got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ianis Hagi got free with Ben Foster in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Bălanescu in the 68th minute of play forced Avantgarde's goalkeeper Ben Foster to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Brandin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the game, one of Avantgarde:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. George Bălanescu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 83rdth minute tested the skills of Ben Foster when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 86 minutes into the game, Sven-Arne Salqvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Avantgarde's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DINAMO PLOIESTI the free kick. In the 86th match minute, Avantgarde was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Arne Salqvist to maneuver through the defense. Ben Foster showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kunter Irmak in the 89th minute of the match. George Bălanescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Foster having to interfere. Ingvar Karlsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute, Sandu Geantă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Avantgarde's Gustav Mårtensson tried to score from far away in the 97th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar.