Official Cup

Devils Arena
Spectators: 467 (Terracing: 351, Seating: 107, VIP seats: 9) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Astor Haimar took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that He Gang Jian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Boruc was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After 8 played minutes White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Basualdo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dariusz Brysz in the 11th minute of play forced White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Codruț Hanganu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Astor Haimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19thth minute of the game Astor Haimar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Devils's Artur Boruc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Astor Haimar in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artur Boruc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 20th match minute, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzalo Basualdo to maneuver through the defense. Artur Boruc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Sánchez in the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute He Gang Jian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Dariusz Brysz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Codruț Hanganu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dariusz Brysz in the 31st minute of play. FC Devils's Artur Boruc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Astor Haimar in the 32nd minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, FC Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Astor Haimar came free, but Artur Boruc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Dariusz Brysz managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Devils's supporters rose to their feet, but Dariusz Brysz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Codruț Hanganu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A throw-in in the 39th minute of the game was made by Carlos Berbiz with George Deac as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 45 minutes into the match, FC Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Astor Haimar came free, but Artur Boruc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Devils's Dariusz Brysz got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Artur Boruc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Haimar in the 48th minute of the match.

Codruț Hanganu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktoras Rurin in the 53rd minute of play. Artur Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from He Gang Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Artur Boruc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Astor Haimar's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Codruț Hanganu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dariusz Brysz went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 67th minute George Deac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Codruț Hanganu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dariusz Brysz in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Astor Haimar in the 73rd minute of play forced FC Devils's goalkeeper Artur Boruc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Astor Haimar fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. FC Devils's Tobiasz Orszak was substituted for Viktoras Rurin. Gonzalo Basualdo made in the 77th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Devils's Fabiano Tomaszewski. Dariusz Brysz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Artur Boruc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Astor Haimar in the 79th minute of play. After taking down the ball on White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s corner Carlos Berbiz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Artur Boruc quite easily take care of the ball. After 84 minutes, Rangel Parashkevov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Devils and the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rangel Parashkevov kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Carlos Berbiz shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 85th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Artur Boruc but with some difficulty. After 91 minutes, Gonzalo Basualdo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- and the FC Devils players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dariusz Brysz took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Codruț Hanganu. Codruț Hanganu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0.

Many of White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- may have spent more time on the ball, but FC Devils were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.