Official Cup

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Filip Tăcutu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cătălin Trică showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Rage in the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Ioan Bornescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ingvar Hellkvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Purcaresti CSS's zone, Angelo Rage stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cătălin Trică came out of the goal and Angelo Rage tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Purcaresti CSS's Valer Șişman in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Angelo Rage managed to get in a good position for a shot. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's supporters rose to their feet, but Angelo Rage was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cătălin Trică breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmund Przybyciel in the 41st minute of play forced Purcaresti CSS's goalkeeper Cătălin Trică to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the game, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Angelo Rage nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cătălin Trică made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Iustin Radovan was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match Purcaresti CSS got a corner. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Zamfirescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that David Zamfirescu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ingvar Hellkvist quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Angelo Rage's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cătălin Trică was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Cătălin Trică stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angelo Rage's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Purcaresti CSS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edmund Przybyciel was slow to take the kick. During this time C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Edmund Przybyciel got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cătălin Trică quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 62nd minute, Diego Armando Maradona made a precise shot to the right of Cătălin Trică. Purcaresti CSS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Ingvar Hellkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustin Radovan in the 65th minute of the match. Cătălin Trică took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Rage, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Purcaresti CSS's Cătălin Trică played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Tăcutu in the 70th minute of play. Ingvar Hellkvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ioan Bornescu in the 78th minute. Pavel Mazăre received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ingvar Hellkvist came out and tried to block the shot, but Pavel Mazăre slotted it home off the left post making it 4-3 in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute, Filip Tăcutu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's defense didn't have a chance, in the 86th minute, when Pavel Mazăre scored to the left of an out of position Ingvar Hellkvist, making the score, 4-4. In the 91st match minute, Purcaresti CSS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iustin Radovan to maneuver through the defense. In the 94thth minute of the game Angelo Rage who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Purcaresti CSS's Cătălin Trică was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Purcaresti CSS were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.