Prized/Friendly Cup

Gärsnäs Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rinaldo Martino kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Ekeberg in the 4th minute of play forced Xkorpions FC's goalkeeper Sergiu Cioacă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hjalmar Backlund might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sergiu Cioacă. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hjalmar Backlund ran back to his position shaking his head. Sergiu Cioacă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hjalmar Backlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Hjalmar Backlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hjalmar Backlund in the 8th minute of play forced Xkorpions FC's goalkeeper Sergiu Cioacă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, The Swedish Nightmare's Hjalmar Backlund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sergiu Cioacă narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Niklas Ekeberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Sergiu Cioacă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th match minute, The Swedish Nightmare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Nordgren to maneuver through the defense. If Valdemar Ström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Xkorpions FC's Rick Shaw ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Edgar Åström. Edgar Åström yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Hjalmar Backlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sergiu Cioacă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjalmar Backlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergiu Cioacă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niklas Ekeberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Niklas Ekeberg made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Rinaldo Martino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edgar Åström. The Swedish Nightmare's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rinaldo Martino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 63 minutes of play, Xkorpions FC's Sven-Edvin Nyberg made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edgar Åström was left in no man's land by his defense there! 67 minutes into the match, Rinaldo Martino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edgar Åström. The Swedish Nightmare's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rinaldo Martino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The Swedish Nightmare made a substitution. Jörgen Linquist replaced Valdemar Ström. Xkorpions FC's Sergiu Cioacă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hjalmar Backlund in the 73rd minute of play. Sergiu Cioacă stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hjalmar Backlund's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. The Swedish Nightmare made a substitution. Fredrik Wennerquist replaced Hermínio de Amaral. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by Xkorpions FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carl Ivarsson was slow to take the kick. During this time The Swedish Nightmare's players had a chance to rest. When Rick Shaw came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Xkorpions FC 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 Rick Shaw couldn't finish the play. The Swedish Nightmare made a substitution. Urban Apelquist replaced Alexander Nordgren. The Swedish Nightmare's Hjalmar Backlund got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 92ndth minute of the game Hjalmar Backlund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xkorpions FC's Sergiu Cioacă was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Xkorpions FC fully deserved thier win.