Official Cup

Diamond Parck
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bogdan Bogdanović started the match with the kick off. Bogdan Bogdanović struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Krzysztof Lodowy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club 23. Club 23's Sören Malmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oden Vandamme in the 4th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bogdan Bogdanović in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Krzysztof Lodowy saved Bears are Back from getting behind. Krzysztof Lodowy made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Emil Cioran sent off a good shot on target. 15 minutes into the match, Club 23's goal looked a bit too open when Oden Vandamme came free, but Sören Malmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sören Malmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oden Vandamme in the 19th minute of the match. Sören Malmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oden Vandamme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Oden Vandamme ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sören Malmberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Krzysztof Lodowy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Bogdanović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Bogdanović in the 29th minute of play forced Bears are Back's goalkeeper Krzysztof Lodowy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Oden Vandamme notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Club 23's Sören Malmberg. Sören Malmberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 37th minute, Korneliusz Tokarczyk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oden Vandamme in the 42nd minute of play forced Club 23's goalkeeper Sören Malmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Club 23's goalie and right to Karl-Michael Ersman. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Club 23's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Oden Vandamme stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 50 minutes, Emanuel Robescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club 23 and the Bears are Back players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Club 23 getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Emanuel Robescu hit a great ball. Sören Malmberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oden Vandamme in the 51st minute. Cássio Dracena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Krzysztof Lodowy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Leonard Chodzinski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Krzysztof Lodowy. Bears are Back's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonard Chodzinski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Krzysztof Lodowy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sören Malmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Korneliusz Tokarczyk in the 60th minute of play. Krzysztof Lodowy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Bogdanović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Club 23's Petre Ciolofan was substituted for Emil Cioran. Krzysztof Lodowy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Dracena in the 71st minute of play. Ferdinand Voicu's late challenge caught a Bears are Back's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdinand Voicu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd match minute, Club 23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinand Voicu to maneuver through the defense. After taking down the ball on Club 23's corner Petre Ciolofan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Krzysztof Lodowy quite easily take care of the ball. Sören Malmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oden Vandamme, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Sören Malmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oden Vandamme, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Oden Vandamme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sören Malmberg having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petre Ciolofan in the 88th minute of play forced Bears are Back's goalkeeper Krzysztof Lodowy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bears are Back's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.