Official Cup

Cliff Burton Arena
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Linus Stenqvist kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Johnny Ramone threw the ball into play from the sideline. Tallboda Gunners's Leif Sigman quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 5 minutes into the match, Linus Stenqvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Glenn Danzig. ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Linus Stenqvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s Glenn Danzig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Linus Stenqvist in the 10th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nils-Emil Blomkvist in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frans Billström saved Tallboda Gunners from getting behind. Linus Stenqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Tallboda Gunners's Martin Lang got a free kick in the 16th minute. Frans Billström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils-Emil Blomkvist in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute Pier Meyer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frans Billström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glenn Danzig stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Linus Stenqvist's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. The throw-in from Johnny Ramone in the 23rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Tallboda Gunners's Maximilian Lindberg. Johnny Ramone got a throw-in 27 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nils-Emil Blomkvist. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s goalkeeper Glenn Danzig, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Linus Stenqvist in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Glenn Danzig prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Linus Stenqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Glenn Danzig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Linus Stenqvist in the 37th minute of play. Frans Billström made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Nils-Emil Blomkvist sent off a good shot on target.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nils-Emil Blomkvist was the one to do the kick off. After 57 minutes of play, Tallboda Gunners's Linus Stenqvist made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Glenn Danzig was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s Glenn Danzig got control of the ball when Linus Stenqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Tallboda Gunners getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Maximilian Lindberg hit a great ball. Frans Billström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils-Emil Blomkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Linus Stenqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tallboda Gunners's supporters rose to their feet, but Linus Stenqvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Glenn Danzig breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tallboda Gunners's Tomas Ekrot was substituted for Linus Stenqvist. ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s Derrick Green was substituted for Cornelius Heck. Johnny Ramone kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s Glenn Danzig proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save ☠ Metal Militia ☠ from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Ekrot got free with Glenn Danzig in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frans Billström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nils-Emil Blomkvist's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. After 85 played minutes Tallboda Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Robin Nordlund. In the 89th minute, Doctor Lorenz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frans Billström was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. In the 92ndth minute of the game Nils-Emil Blomkvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tallboda Gunners's Frans Billström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Tallboda Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Nils-Emil Blomkvist came free, but Frans Billström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tallboda Gunners's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.