Official Cup

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Bengt-Rune Fastesson made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markus Svensson in the 5th minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Claudinei Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ACF Fiorentina's Claudinei Velloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mats Nyström in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th match minute, ACF Fiorentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Rozarius to maneuver through the defense. Claudinei Velloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Steven in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Markus Svensson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golden Lions FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Claudinei Velloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Nyström in the 19th minute of play. Markus Svensson hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Anders Lundqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Casimiro Cresconio in the 22nd minute. 25 minutes into the game, Markus Svensson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Claudinei Velloso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anders Lundqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ariel Jesus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ACF Fiorentina's Claudinei Velloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markus Svensson in the 33rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Markus Svensson in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Claudinei Velloso saved ACF Fiorentina from getting behind. In the 41st minute Mats Nyström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinei Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mats Nyström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Claudinei Velloso made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Markus Svensson sent off a good shot on target. Anders Lundqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casimiro Cresconio, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 56 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when Bebben Johansson came free, but Claudinei Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ariel Jesus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anders Lundqvist read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Rune Fastesson came free, but Anders Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudinei Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mats Nyström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciriaco Urdaspal's late challenge caught a Golden Lions FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciriaco Urdaspal helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Golden Lions FC booed when ACF Fiorentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciriaco Urdaspal didn't get a good kick on the ball. ACF Fiorentina's Federico Teofilio was substituted for Casimiro Cresconio. Ciriaco Urdaspal hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. A long shot from Sigvard Dahlkvist in the 67th minute of play was well struck, but Claudinei Velloso made a really good save at the right post. Markus Svensson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Claudinei Velloso came out and tried to block the shot, but Markus Svensson slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 70th minute. Claudinei Velloso made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Burç Tokhan sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Golden Lions FC booed when ACF Fiorentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciriaco Urdaspal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Burç Tokhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Claudinei Velloso made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Burç Tokhan sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Burç Tokhan in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Claudinei Velloso saved ACF Fiorentina from getting behind. Claudinei Velloso was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Burç Tokhan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 93 minute of play. The Golden Lions FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.