Official Cup

Horatiu Beca Arena
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Jairo Guifre made the kick off and thus started the match. Sami Zübeyr scored 1-0 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roch Puch, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vladimir Kramnik came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by AS Monaco FC's Avram Ştef. But to his dismay, Avram Ştef quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 10thth minute of the game Arkadiusz Piatek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Maci -MM-'s Vladimir Kramnik was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vladimir Kramnik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mai Jian Sen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jairo Guifre fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AS Monaco FC's protests and gave Jairo Guifre a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th minute, Önder Wing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Vladimir Kramnik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sami Zübeyr might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roch Puch. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sami Zübeyr ran back to his position shaking his head. Roch Puch made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Sami Zübeyr sent off a good shot on target. In the 28th minute Arkadiusz Piatek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Kramnik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sami Zübeyr got free with Roch Puch in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the FC Maci -MM- defense, Arkadiusz Piatek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vladimir Kramnik. The FC Maci -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vladimir Kramnik should have stopped the shot. Avram Ştef received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Vladimir Kramnik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jairo Guifre took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vladimir Kramnik. Vladimir Kramnik dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

54 minutes into the match, Jairo Guifre notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of FC Maci -MM-'s Vladimir Kramnik. Vladimir Kramnik was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to AS Monaco FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Zbyszko Mierzwa hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sami Zübeyr in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roch Puch prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sami Zübeyr in the 60th minute of play forced AS Monaco FC's goalkeeper Roch Puch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Czapski struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Roch Puch didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Maci -MM-. After 64 minutes AS Monaco FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carl-Rune Emmenegger who took care of the corner kick. Roch Puch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sami Zübeyr in the 66th minute of play. Vladimir Kramnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiusz Piatek, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. FC Maci -MM-'s Emanuel Petruescu was substituted for Rich Bastard. 76 minutes into the match, FC Maci -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Piatek came free, but Vladimir Kramnik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Ludomil Galagan in the 80th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Maci -MM-'s Emanuel Petruescu. In the 86th match minute, FC Maci -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demetrio Farese to maneuver through the defense. Vladimir Kramnik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Guifre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roch Puch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sami Zübeyr in the 88th minute of the match. When Rudolf Dombi fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Maci -MM-'s protests and gave Rudolf Dombi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th minute, one of FC Maci -MM-:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Maci -MM-. Vladimir Kramnik had in the 96thth minute some difficulties stopping Arkadiusz Piatek's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 97th minute of the match AS Monaco FC got a corner. FC Maci -MM-'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mieszko Fujara ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on AS Monaco FC's corner Mieszko Fujara fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vladimir Kramnik quite easily take care of the ball. The AS Monaco FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AS Monaco FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.