Official Cup

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 2nd minute, Tahsin Paksu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stefan Pieters took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 2nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ingvar Hellkvist. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ingvar Hellkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldemar Gierlach, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute, Harri Takavirta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rouven Nussli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Armando Maradona in the 7th minute of play. Ingvar Hellkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Gierlach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute Waldemar Gierlach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Hellkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Pieters in the 16th minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Ingvar Hellkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute Waldemar Gierlach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Hellkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ingvar Hellkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isac Muntian in the 21st minute of the match. In the 26th minute Waldemar Gierlach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Hellkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 Fabian Zăreanu in the 28th minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Fabian Zăreanu managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Ingvar Hellkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Gierlach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goal looked a bit too open when Isac Muntian came free, but Ingvar Hellkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar Gierlach in the 40th minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Ingvar Hellkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Rage came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rouven Nussli could save by the left post. A collision led to C Ａ R D I N Ａ L getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Tahsin Paksu hit a great ball. If Fabian Zăreanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Waldemar Gierlach stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ingvar Hellkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Muntian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rouven Nussli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Tăcutu, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Ingvar Hellkvist was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Fabian Zăreanu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fabian Zăreanu really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabian Zăreanu got free with Ingvar Hellkvist in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 60 in the game by Fabian Zăreanu from a close distance when the talented Ingvar Hellkvist managed to make a qualified save. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's players were relieved. After 62 played minutes C Ａ R D I N Ａ L got a freekick which was hit by Elvio Bikendi. 63 minutes into the match, Waldemar Gierlach dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ingvar Hellkvist, 0-2. Fabian Zăreanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Ingvar Hellkvist made a huge save. In the 71st minute Waldemar Gierlach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Hellkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tahsin Paksu hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Ingvar Hellkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldemar Gierlach, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Rouven Nussli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diego Armando Maradona went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Gheorghe Chifu hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Elvio Bikendi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute of the match Champions Iasi 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. Stefan Pieters ran over to the corner to take the kick. Stefan Pieters made a great header on Champions Iasi's corner, it was just that C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Ingvar Hellkvist managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 91st minute Isac Muntian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Hellkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Ingvar Hellkvist successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 95th minute Fabian Zăreanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Hellkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Waldemar Gierlach received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ingvar Hellkvist came out and tried to block the shot, but Waldemar Gierlach slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 96th minute. When the match was over Champions Iasi 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.