Official Cup

MAXIM
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Örjan Sandell started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Isak Björkdal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jari Litmanen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to TSIGALKO getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Emil Sundberg hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in TSIGALKO's zone, Jari Litmanen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isak Björkdal came out of the goal and Jari Litmanen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC Kurdistan's Christian Nyman got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 8th match minute, TSIGALKO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Sundberg to maneuver through the defense. Isak Björkdal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jari Litmanen, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Mats Elg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximilian Brander, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute Fredrik Ahlfors collided with an opponent which caused him a fractured collar bone. TSIGALKO's Kenneth Valström was substituted for Fredrik Ahlfors. After a rather tough play, TSIGALKO's Maximilian Brander got a free kick in the 19th minute. Christian Nyman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Isak Björkdal. TSIGALKO's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jari Litmanen might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Isak Björkdal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jari Litmanen ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 25th minute Christian Wik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isak Björkdal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Kurdistan's Alfons Öberg got a free kick in the 26th minute. Jari Litmanen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isak Björkdal having to interfere. Isak Björkdal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jari Litmanen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isak Björkdal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Napoleon Bonjour in the 34th minute of the match. Mats Elg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Sandell in the 36th minute of play. After 37 played minutes FC Kurdistan got a freekick which was hit by Olov Vallengren. In the 39th minute, Maximilian Brander made a precise shot to the right of Mats Elg. FC Kurdistan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Björn Ahlquist struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Mats Elg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TSIGALKO. After a rather tough play, TSIGALKO's Kenneth Valström got a free kick in the 43rd minute. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Jonas Högberg hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Napoleon Bonjour made the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes, Kenneth Valström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TSIGALKO and the FC Kurdistan players grew even worse after the yellow card. FC Kurdistan's Kaj Lundkvist was substituted for Jari Litmanen. After 56 played minutes TSIGALKO got a freekick which was hit by Kenneth Valström. Örjan Sandell's late challenge caught a FC Kurdistan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Örjan Sandell helped the player get up and apologised. After 58 played minutes TSIGALKO got a freekick which was hit by Örjan Sandell. After some careless play in the FC Kurdistan defense, Björn Ahlquist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mats Elg. The FC Kurdistan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mats Elg should have stopped the shot. 65 minutes into the match, TSIGALKO's goal looked a bit too open when Alfons Öberg came free, but Isak Björkdal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mats Elg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Sandell in the 69th minute of play. FC Kurdistan's Mats Elg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Björn Ahlquist in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd match minute, TSIGALKO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magnus Hägg to maneuver through the defense. FC Kurdistan were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after TSIGALKO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Christian Nyman took the corner. Mats Elg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Ahlquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joseph Damm hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 85th match minute, FC Kurdistan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfons Öberg to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Napoleon Bonjour in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isak Björkdal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 88 minutes into the match, FC Kurdistan's goal looked a bit too open when Björn Ahlquist came free, but Mats Elg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Kaj Lundkvist came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the FC Kurdistan 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 Kaj Lundkvist couldn't finish the play. 93 minutes into the match, TSIGALKO's goal looked a bit too open when Kaj Lundkvist came free, but Isak Björkdal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. TSIGALKO had won after a very even match.