Prized/Friendly Cup

Conny Grönlund Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when John Björkkvist got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörn Josefsson in the 4th minute of play forced White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Narcis Cozorici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Henley Utd booed when White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ovidiu Vidican didn't get a good kick on the ball. Per Spetz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugen Butuc in the 9th minute of play. Per Spetz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costin Șipoș in the 16th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Eugen Butuc notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Henley Utd's Per Spetz. Per Spetz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eugen Butuc during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Eugen Butuc got a free kick in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, John Björkkvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Narcis Cozorici. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that John Björkkvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The supporters of Henley Utd booed when White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augustin Alecu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute of the match, Isac Bergström tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Narcis Cozorici saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ivan Mereuță was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 44 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eugen Butuc was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ovidiu Vidican during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ovidiu Vidican hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Jörn Josefsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Henley Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but Jörn Josefsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Narcis Cozorici breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 85th minute, Jörn Josefsson made a precise shot to the right of Narcis Cozorici. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Narcis Cozorici came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Henley Utd's John Björkkvist. But to his dismay, John Björkkvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Henley Utd fully deserved thier win.