Official Cup

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sebbe Meeuwissen took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Toon Van den Dries had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 16th minute, Sorin Unchiaşu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute, Sebbe Meeuwissen made a precise shot to the right of Edgar Gurlui. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Cedric Boede recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Waut Vanden Berghe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Gherase in the 25th minute. Geordy Maerschalcx hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Waut Vanden Berghe was a little too slow when Eduard Juverdeanu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 32nd match minute, Twierdza Osowiec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeno Hendrickx to maneuver through the defense. In the 40thth minute of the game Gigel Nichita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Twierdza Osowiec's Waut Vanden Berghe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Waut Vanden Berghe made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Gigel Nichita sent off a good shot on target. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gabriel Gherase to make the kick off. Eduard Juverdeanu struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Waut Vanden Berghe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C Ａ R D I N Ａ L. In the 60th minute Eduard Juverdeanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waut Vanden Berghe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Marian Macrea got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute of the match Evert-Jan Steckens sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edgar Gurlui skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 67 minutes, Sebbe Meeuwissen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Twierdza Osowiec's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebbe Meeuwissen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gabriel Gherase, 69 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Eduard Juverdeanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Jannis Berrewouts fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Twierdza Osowiec's protests and gave Jannis Berrewouts a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Twierdza Osowiec's Jannis Berrewouts got a free kick in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alin Frânculescu in the 78th minute of play forced Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Waut Vanden Berghe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Twierdza Osowiec booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliodor Ifrim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgar Gurlui acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 83rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Evert-Jan Steckens. Toon Van den Dries recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Twierdza Osowiec defense, Gigel Nichita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Waut Vanden Berghe. The Twierdza Osowiec fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Waut Vanden Berghe should have stopped the shot.