Official Cup

Lost Limbs Arena
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Flavius Cernat started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Ivan Kuskop ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ştefan Ifrim was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, Amputees FC's Ivan Kuskop sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ştefan Ifrim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Flavius Cernat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eden Heberle succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 10th playminute. Ştefan Ifrim was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Arne Gronow capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arne Gronow really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Arne Gronow might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ştefan Ifrim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arne Gronow ran back to his position shaking his head. 27 minutes into the match, Rapid Bucharest's goal looked a bit too open when Arne Gronow came free, but Ştefan Ifrim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Eden Heberle dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ştefan Ifrim, 6-0. Eden Heberle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Ştefan Ifrim made a huge save. In the 37th minute, Arne Gronow left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Amputees FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. After 47 minutes of play, Amputees FC's Eden Heberle made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ştefan Ifrim was left in no man's land by his defense there! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 10-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eden Heberle was the one to do the kick off. After 54 minutes of play, Amputees FC's Eden Heberle made it 11-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ştefan Ifrim was left in no man's land by his defense there! 57 minutes into the match, Rapid Bucharest's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Laing came free, but Ştefan Ifrim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arne Gronow in the 58th minute of play forced Rapid Bucharest's goalkeeper Ştefan Ifrim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the game, Amputees FC's Eden Heberle nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ştefan Ifrim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 12-0. In the 63rd minute Eden Heberle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ştefan Ifrim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Rapid Bucharest's goal looked a bit too open when Arne Gronow came free, but Ştefan Ifrim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the game, Sever Nandriș was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rapid Bucharest's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Amputees FC the free kick. Sever Nandriș kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Steve Bohn made a precise shot to the right of Ştefan Ifrim. Rapid Bucharest's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 14-0. Horia Bobariu hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute of the match Earle Franklin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ştefan Ifrim showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Arne Gronow had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ştefan Ifrim. Rapid Bucharest's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arne Gronow was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 15-0. In the 85th minute, Eden Heberle ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ştefan Ifrim was frozen by the shot and now it was 16-0. Ştefan Ifrim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abraham Laing went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 17-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eden Heberle in the 91st minute of play forced Rapid Bucharest's goalkeeper Ştefan Ifrim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ştefan Ifrim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eden Heberle, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute, Ivan Kuskop hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rapid Bucharest's Petruț Cristea got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eden Heberle in the 97th minute of play forced Rapid Bucharest's goalkeeper Ştefan Ifrim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Amputees FC had played much better football throughout.