Official Cup

Ödeshög Stadion
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, 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. Tudor Bărbânță started the match with the kick off. AC Papaya's Christian Bergdal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tudor Bărbânță in the 8th minute of play. Christian Bergdal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Finteșteanu in the 10th minute of the match. Sonny Berggren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 13 minutes into the game, Felix Chirtoacă threw the ball into play from the sideline. AC Papaya's Björn Ekström quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 17th match minute, AC Papaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Björn Ekström to maneuver through the defense. Christian Bergdal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tudor Bărbânță, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 21st match minute, AC Papaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Hasselqvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute, Emanuel Finteșteanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Bergdal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. AC Papaya's Richard Hasselqvist got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christian Bergdal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emanuel Finteșteanu went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 45 minutes of play, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Emanuel Finteșteanu made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christian Bergdal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Richard Hasselqvist to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to FC UNIREA Alba Iulia getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Emanuel Finteșteanu hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the game, Jonny Kaxe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Papaya's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC UNIREA Alba Iulia the free kick. A collision led to AC Papaya getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Ingvar Fredriksson hit a great ball. Christian Bergdal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tudor Bărbânță, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Tudor Bărbânță dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Christian Bergdal, 0-4. A collision led to AC Papaya getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Conny Pilblad hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute, Florin Astafiei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 75 minutes on the clock, Conny Pilblad commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 75th minute, Conny Pilblad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st match minute, AC Papaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sonny Berggren to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oliver Söderberg during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AC Papaya getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Oliver Söderberg hit a great ball. When Tudor Bărbânță came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the FC UNIREA Alba Iulia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tudor Bărbânță couldn't finish the play. Christian Bergdal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tudor Bărbânță went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. After 94 played minutes AC Papaya got a freekick which was hit by Ingvar Fredriksson. Florin Astafiei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Christian Bergdal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia played a much better game than AC Papaya and deserved their victory. The AC Papaya players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.