Official Cup

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 194 (Terracing: 146, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Doychin Konsulov got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doychin Konsulov in the 5th minute of play forced UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Petr Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petr Čech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seyit Bozbey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to UFC Puturoasa getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Victor Grimalschi hit a great ball. After 18 minutes of play, VN Keleler's Hakkı Kenan Pınar made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petr Čech was left in no man's land by his defense there! Doychin Konsulov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 28 minutes into the match, VN Keleler's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Juravschi came free, but Velimir Popchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by VN Keleler's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emil Sângeorzan was slow to take the kick. During this time UFC Puturoasa's players had a chance to rest. After 33 played minutes UFC Puturoasa got a freekick which was hit by Ghenadie Tabãrã. In the 34th minute of the match Andreas Lund sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Petr Čech skillfully saved the ball. Stuart Byman took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Petr Čech. Petr Čech dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 43 minutes into the game, Seyit Bozbey cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Petr Čech was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half VN Keleler were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Emil Juravschi made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goal looked a bit too open when Doychin Konsulov came free, but Petr Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Andreas Lund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petr Čech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by UFC Puturoasa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Andreas Lund was slow to take the kick. During this time VN Keleler's players had a chance to rest. Vladimir Griceanu hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Lars Stålman hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Andreas Lund managed to get in a good position for a shot. VN Keleler's supporters rose to their feet, but Andreas Lund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Petr Čech breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stuart Byman in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Petr Čech, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. VN Keleler's Nikola Kotkov was substituted for Doychin Konsulov. The supporters of VN Keleler booed when UFC Puturoasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mircea Musteatã didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stuart Byman who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Petr Čech when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Velimir Popchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Sângeorzan in the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Stuart Byman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VN Keleler fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Petr Čech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Seyit Bozbey in the 82nd minute. Petr Čech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seyit Bozbey in the 86th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, VN Keleler's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Sângeorzan came free, but Velimir Popchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Mircea Musteatã was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UFC Puturoasa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VN Keleler the free kick. The supporters of VN Keleler booed when UFC Puturoasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mircea Musteatã didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, UFC Puturoasa's Petr Čech got control of the ball when Hakkı Kenan Pınar tried to sneak it across the goal line. The UFC Puturoasa fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. VN Keleler were clearly better and deserved to take the win.