Official Cup

Troopers Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Codrin Şelaru got the match started through his kick off. Zbigniew Laba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giacomo Casanova, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. White Star Troopers's Zbigniew Laba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giacomo Casanova in the 7th minute of play. 1-0 became the score in the 8th minute when Codrin Şelaru elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 11th minute of the match, Bartosz Bentkowski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Johan Lööf was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, White Star Troopers's Damiano Berardini got a free kick in the 19th minute. After having played for 20 minutes, Alexander Biörling managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexander Biörling was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 26th minute White Star Troopers were awarded a corner. Szymon Labus went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Bartosz Bentkowski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Johan Lööf quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Codrin Şelaru's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Johan Lööf read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. With a little luck, La Boys's Johan Lööf got control of the ball when Szymon Labus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Codrin Şelarus short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Johan Lööf to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 33 minutes into the game, one of La Boys:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Codrin Şelaru scored 2-0 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Johan Lööf, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, La Boys's Johan Lööf got control of the ball when Szymon Labus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zbigniew Laba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernt Hedling in the 38th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, La Boys's goalkeeper Johan Lööf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Codrin Şelaru. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartosz Bentkowski got free with Johan Lööf in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giacomo Casanova to make the kick off. Henric Vallander's late challenge caught a White Star Troopers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Henric Vallander helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st minute, Henric Vallander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johan Lööf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Şelaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Wilfredo León took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Johan Lööf. Johan Lööf dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Johan Lööf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo León, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The audience was convinced that Codrin Şelaru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Johan Lööf was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 58thth minute of the game Codrin Şelaru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Boys's Johan Lööf was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Wilfredo León put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Johan Lööf. Codrin Şelaru kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Wilfredo León ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Johan Lööf was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Johan Lööf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfredo León in the 71st minute of the match. After 72 minutes, Andrew Tate mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Boys and the White Star Troopers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, La Boys's Andrew Tate got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Gustaw Cisek kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilfredo León in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Johan Lööf prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Johan Lööf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Şelaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Şelaru in the 80th minute of play forced La Boys's goalkeeper Johan Lööf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Wilfredo León shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johan Lööf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute of the match Szymon Labus sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Johan Lööf skillfully saved the ball. Johan Lööf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartosz Bentkowski in the 86th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Börge Erserman during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, La Boys's Börge Erserman got a free kick in the 88th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Szymon Labus notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of La Boys's Johan Lööf. Johan Lööf was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Johan Lööf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codrin Şelaru in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute of the match White Star Troopers got a corner. La Boys's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Szymon Labus ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Szymon Labus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. White Star Troopers had won after a very even match.