Official Cup

A2 Stadium
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Johannes Trulsson kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nickolaj Nickerson in the 2nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nils-Erik Alin saved A2 IF from getting behind. After 6 played minutes Harlow AFC got a freekick which was hit by Vince Carter. 8 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Metsberg came free, but Quentin Cobb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Harlow AFC's Nickolaj Nickerson in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A2 IF's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 12th minute of play forced A2 IF's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Alin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils-Emil Hansson in the 13th minute of play. If Vince Carter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of A2 IF booed when Harlow AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Zappacosta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boris Glanselius kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Frank Zappacosta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Harlow AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Zappacosta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nils-Erik Alin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stu Myers might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nils-Erik Alin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stu Myers ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 30th minute Nickolaj Nickerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Alin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 30 minutes of play, Harlow AFC's Nickolaj Nickerson made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nils-Erik Alin was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 33rd minute of play forced A2 IF's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Alin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nickolaj Nickerson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nils-Erik Alin having to make a save. In the 35th minute Nickolaj Nickerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Alin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nickolaj Nickerson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nils-Erik Alin was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Nickolaj Nickerson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nils-Erik Alin having to make a save. Nils-Erik Alin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in A2 IF's zone, Frank Zappacosta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nils-Erik Alin came out of the goal and Frank Zappacosta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Nickolaj Nickerson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Harlow AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nickolaj Nickerson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nils-Erik Alin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in A2 IF's zone, Nickolaj Nickerson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nils-Erik Alin came out of the goal and Nickolaj Nickerson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Nickolaj Nickerson made the kick off in the second half. Nils-Erik Alin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nickolaj Nickerson's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. 54 minutes into the match, A2 IF's goal looked a bit too open when Nickolaj Nickerson came free, but Nils-Erik Alin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boris Glanselius in the 56th minute of play forced Harlow AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Cobb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Zappacosta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Stu Myers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Erik Alin having to interfere. A2 IF made a substitution. Bo Pettersson replaced Márió Vincze. When Nickolaj Nickerson came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Harlow AFC 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 Nickolaj Nickerson couldn't finish the play. Vince Carter struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Nils-Erik Alin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Harlow AFC. A2 IF made a substitution. Toader Drogba replaced Nils-Emil Hansson. 77 minutes into the match, Nickolaj Nickerson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nils-Erik Alin, 0-3. Nils-Erik Alin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the match, A2 IF's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Alin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nickolaj Nickerson. Quentin Cobb came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by A2 IF's Boris Glanselius. But to his dismay, Boris Glanselius quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. The A2 IF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Harlow AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.