Official Cup

CHAMPIONS STADIUM
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Champions Iasi's Ionuț Predescu suffered a concussion in the 3rd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Ralph van der Stoel's late challenge caught a Champions Iasi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ralph van der Stoel helped the player get up and apologised. After 5 played minutes S.C. Potentia got a freekick which was hit by Ralph van der Stoel. After 6 played minutes, Champions Iasi's Răzvan Postolache shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fred Driel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Champions Iasi reached it. After having played for 8 minutes, Marin Petruescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Champions Iasi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marin Petruescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, S.C. Potentia's Fred Driel got control of the ball when Răzvan Postolache tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Co Reinhard in the 27th minute of play forced Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Cristinel Alexe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meindert Jongsma in the 28th minute of play forced Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Cristinel Alexe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, S.C. Potentia's goal looked a bit too open when Marin Petruescu came free, but Fred Driel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, S.C. Potentia's Fred Driel got control of the ball when Răzvan Postolache tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Champions Iasi booed when S.C. Potentia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ralph van der Stoel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of S.C. Potentia booed when Champions Iasi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sorin Năsturel didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to S.C. Potentia getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Jack Zoetmulder hit a great ball. Ralph van der Stoel hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Meindert Jongsma to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Adam Ghimiș made a precise shot to the right of Fred Driel. S.C. Potentia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Co Reinhard blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristinel Alexe having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stephan de Zwaan during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Petruescu in the 64th minute of play forced S.C. Potentia's goalkeeper Fred Driel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Cristinel Alexe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ralph van der Stoel. Fred Driel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marin Petruescu went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After 73 minutes of play, Champions Iasi's Adam Ghimiș made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fred Driel was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Co Reinhard 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 some careless play in the S.C. Potentia defense, Adam Ghimiș kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fred Driel. The S.C. Potentia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fred Driel should have stopped the shot. Ralph van der Stoel got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Ralph van der Stoel hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute of the match Răzvan Postolache sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fred Driel skillfully saved the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Adam Ghimiș cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Fred Driel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. S.C. Potentia's Fred Driel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Petruescu in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Ghimiș in the 94th minute of play forced S.C. Potentia's goalkeeper Fred Driel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Răzvan Postolache blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fred Driel having to make a save. Champions Iasi's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.