Official Cup

Arena Zimbrilor
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Narcis Dragalina kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Simared -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Olimpiu Breazu. After 4 minutes of play, Team Rocco's Vincent Olofsson made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernest Cazimir was left in no man's land by his defense there! Team Rocco's Sven-Edvin Mårtensson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Team Rocco from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Team Rocco booed when Simared -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silviu Miron didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simared -MM-'s Silviu Miron was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 13th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After 16 played minutes Team Rocco got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Nordlund. 17 minutes into the match, Team Rocco's goalkeeper Sven-Edvin Mårtensson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Narcis Dragalina. Sven-Edvin Mårtensson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Narcis Dragalina in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Unesson in the 24th minute of play forced Simared -MM-'s goalkeeper Ernest Cazimir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute of the match Team Rocco got a corner. Simared -MM-'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ralf Vase ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Team Rocco's corner Sebastian Nordlund fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ernest Cazimir quite easily take care of the ball. Sven-Edvin Mårtensson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Narcis Dragalina's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Narcis Dragalina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Narcis Dragalina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Edvin Mårtensson was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 38th minute Vincent Olofsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Cazimir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ernest Cazimir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Olofsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Strandberg in the 41st minute of play forced Simared -MM-'s goalkeeper Ernest Cazimir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silviu Miron hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. 50 minutes into the match, Vincent Olofsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ernest Cazimir. Simared -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vincent Olofsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. After the first half Team Rocco were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Vincent Olofsson made the kick off in the second half. Sven-Edvin Mårtensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Dragalina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Team Rocco's Sven-Edvin Mårtensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Şerbănoiu in the 64th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Simared -MM-'s Olimpiu Breazu got a free kick in the 74th minute. If Vincent Olofsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 77 minutes, Sebastian Nordlund managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Team Rocco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Nordlund was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Team Rocco's Tony Strandberg got a free kick in the 84th minute. Simared -MM-'s Eric Arghirescu was substituted for Silviu Miron. In the 85th match minute, Team Rocco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Strandberg to maneuver through the defense. Ernest Cazimir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Nordlund in the 87th minute. If Eric Arghirescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the match, Gheorghe Şerbănoiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sven-Edvin Mårtensson. Team Rocco's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gheorghe Şerbănoiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Ernest Cazimir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincent Olofsson in the 98th minute of the match. When the match was over Team Rocco could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Simared -MM- throughout the match.