Official Cup

Mattojärvi IP
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfred Sandström got the match started through his kick off. 10 minutes into the game, Aadam Põld cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Olov Linquist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 12 minutes into the game, Alfred Sandström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AIF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Rebel the free kick. In the 13th minute, Alfred Sandström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olov Linquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raivo Ratas in the 13th minute of play. Olov Linquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aadam Põld, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The attack was good, but when August Lass in the 18th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After a rather tough play, AIF's Sven-Edvin Mogren got a free kick in the 20th minute. Aadam Põld took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Olov Linquist. AIF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in AIF's zone, August Lass stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olov Linquist came out of the goal and August Lass tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th minute August Lass shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olov Linquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Lass in the 27th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper Olov Linquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olov Linquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from August Lass, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34thth minute of the game August Lass who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AIF's Olov Linquist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alfred Sandström hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Lass in the 37th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper Olov Linquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the game, FC Rebel's Tambet Nugin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olov Linquist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 42 played minutes FC Rebel got a freekick which was hit by Aadam Põld. 44 minutes into the game, FC Rebel's Raivo Ratas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olov Linquist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. FC Rebel's Tambet Nugin got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When Tambet Nugin fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Rebel's protests and gave Tambet Nugin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Rebel getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Tambet Nugin hit a great ball. After 54 minutes of play, FC Rebel's August Lass made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olov Linquist was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 57th minute, August Lass left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Rebel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Olov Linquist didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aadam Põld went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. 69 minutes into the match, AIF's goal looked a bit too open when August Lass came free, but Olov Linquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, August Lass reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Olov Linquist. The goal made the score 0-7. Olov Linquist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aadam Põld in the 74th minute. Olov Linquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aadam Põld, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Olov Linquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raivo Ratas in the 77th minute of the match. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by AIF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aadam Põld was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Rebel's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AIF's goalie and right to Keijo Valt. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AIF's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 80th minute, August Lass ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olov Linquist was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. August Lass could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Olov Linquist made a huge save. In the 84th minute Aadam Põld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olov Linquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olov Linquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from August Lass, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eevald Oese came free with the goalkeeper in the 88th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Olov Linquist could save by the left post. In the 89th minute, FC Rebel's Raivo Ratas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Olov Linquist. Olov Linquist yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. 94 minutes into the match, AIF's goalkeeper Olov Linquist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by August Lass.