Official Cup

Colosseum
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sebastian Malm got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, --Sibenik--'s Borislav Tvrdić got a free kick in the 5th minute. Vallbyn FC's Ralf Gallberg got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Börge Tidéksson in the 12th minute of play forced --Sibenik--'s goalkeeper Alen Kovič to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute of the match Vallbyn FC got a corner. --Sibenik--'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Klas Falk ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a defensive mix-up in --Sibenik--'s zone, Börge Tidéksson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alen Kovič came out of the goal and Börge Tidéksson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tihomir Zdorc's late challenge caught a Vallbyn FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tihomir Zdorc helped the player get up and apologised. After 23 played minutes --Sibenik-- got a freekick which was hit by Tihomir Zdorc. After some careless play in the --Sibenik-- defense, Sebastian Malm kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alen Kovič. The --Sibenik-- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alen Kovič should have stopped the shot. After 30 minutes of play, --Sibenik--'s Borislav Tvrdić made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Krister Alfors was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alen Kovič made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralf Gallberg in the 34th minute of play. Krister Alfors took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borislav Tvrdić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alen Kovič made an important save on a dangerous shot by Börge Tidéksson in the 37th minute. Sebastian Malm could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Alen Kovič made a huge save. In the 45th minute, Fredrik Söderquist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute Jasenko Rogošić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krister Alfors saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Borislav Tvrdić made a kick off. In the 52nd minute of the game, Jasenko Rogošić landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. After 52 minutes, Klas Falk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vallbyn FC and the --Sibenik-- players grew even worse after the yellow card. --Sibenik-- made a substitution. Eugen Drača replaced Jasenko Rogošić. Klas Falk kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. When Eugen Drača came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the --Sibenik-- 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 Eugen Drača couldn't finish the play. Alen Kovič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Malm, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Krister Alfors made an important save on a dangerous shot by Borislav Tvrdić in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Borislav Tvrdić in the 71st minute of play forced Vallbyn FC's goalkeeper Krister Alfors to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 76 played minutes Vallbyn FC got a freekick which was hit by Ralf Gallberg. Vallbyn FC made a substitution. Vidar Lundström replaced Börge Tidéksson. After a defensive mix-up in --Sibenik--'s zone, Vidar Lundström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alen Kovič came out of the goal and Vidar Lundström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 84 minutes into the game, Dražen Repac cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Krister Alfors was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Krister Alfors didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Borislav Tvrdić went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. 92 minutes into the match, Vidar Lundström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alen Kovič. --Sibenik--'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vidar Lundström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. 95 minutes into the match, Eugen Drača dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Krister Alfors, 3-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. --Sibenik-- had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.