Prized/Friendly Cup

CHAMPIONS STADIUM
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jacinto Romero got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Tạ Mara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rouven Nussli was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Lech Latkiewicz was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Dorel Şteflea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dorel Şteflea really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Legia Warszawa 【L】's Lech Latkiewicz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Legia Warszawa 【L】 from getting a goal against them. Rouven Nussli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Szymon Grunwalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacinto Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lech Latkiewicz having to interfere. Rouven Nussli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Szymon Grunwalski in the 23rd minute of play. Rouven Nussli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Szymon Grunwalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roman Kosecki in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rouven Nussli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Champions Iasi defense, Tạ Mara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rouven Nussli. The Champions Iasi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rouven Nussli should have stopped the shot. Champions Iasi's Rouven Nussli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tạ Mara in the 36th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Champions Iasi's Jacinto Romero slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lech Latkiewicz. That made the score 2-2 after 38 minutes of play. Jacinto Romero might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lech Latkiewicz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jacinto Romero ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Romero in the 45th minute of play forced Legia Warszawa 【L】's goalkeeper Lech Latkiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 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 Tạ Mara stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Champions Iasi's zone, Marek Sagan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rouven Nussli came out of the goal and Marek Sagan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rouven Nussli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Szymon Grunwalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Jacinto Romero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lech Latkiewicz. Legia Warszawa 【L】's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacinto Romero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Szymon Grunwalski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Rouven Nussli made a huge save. Marek Sagan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Rouven Nussli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Champions Iasi's Rouven Nussli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marek Sagan in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute Tạ Mara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rouven Nussli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Rouven Nussli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Kosecki. In the 73rd minute, Jacinto Romero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Champions Iasi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Legia Warszawa 【L】's Ludomil Hajder was substituted for Lech Porajewski. Aleksander Teofila made in the 81st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Marek Sagan however managed to control. 86 minutes into the match, Legia Warszawa 【L】's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Romero came free, but Lech Latkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Jacinto Romero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Champions Iasi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. In the 89th minute, Szymon Grunwalski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Legia Warszawa 【L】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-3. In the 95th minute Szymon Grunwalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rouven Nussli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tạ Mara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Legia Warszawa 【L】's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.