Prized/Friendly Cup

ADEM JASHARI
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ulf Benet took the kick off in the first half of the match. Håkan Lindgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rutger Mager read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rutger Mager narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Autochthonous FC! Patrik Skarkman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rutger Mager having to interfere. In the 22nd match minute, Autochthonous FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Birger Tunander to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, Håkan Lindgren notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Autochthonous FC's Rutger Mager. Rutger Mager was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rutger Mager showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Skarkman, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Håkan Lindgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Autochthonous FC's Rutger Mager played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Håkan Lindgren in the 27th minute of play. The Brothers of Mercy fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Håkan Lindgren scored 0-4 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rutger Mager, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 33rd minute, Patrik Skarkman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rutger Mager was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Rutger Mager took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Lindgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Birger Tunander got a throw-in 43 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Kasper Hellqvist. After 45 minutes of play, Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rutger Mager was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Brothers of Mercy were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Håkan Lindgren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Håkan Lindgren succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 51st playminute. Patrik Skarkman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rutger Mager having to interfere. Rutger Mager took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Lindgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61stth minute of the game Håkan Lindgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Autochthonous FC's Rutger Mager was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Autochthonous FC's goalie prevented a goal. Autochthonous FC's Rutger Mager proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Autochthonous FC from getting a goal against them. 70 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rutger Mager narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Brothers of Mercy made a substitution. Gabriel Saliba replaced Roger Strömberg. Håkan Lindgren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 80 minutes into the game, Håkan Lindgren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-11. Rutger Mager was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rutger Mager showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jörgen Hedberg in the 86th minute of the match. After having played for 88 minutes, Patrik Skarkman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brothers of Mercy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patrik Skarkman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Håkan Lindgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rutger Mager was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Rutger Mager stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Håkan Lindgren's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Autochthonous FC's zone, Håkan Lindgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rutger Mager came out of the goal and Håkan Lindgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Brothers of Mercy's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.