Official Cup

Söderstadion Arena
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Grabiel Escorcia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grabiel Escorcia in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Holger Vester saved Hammarby IF from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 12th minute of play forced Hammarby IF's goalkeeper Holger Vester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grabiel Escorcia scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Holger Vester, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro got control of the ball when Francesco Totti tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 27th minute Nacional were awarded a corner. Xu Sha went to the cornerflag to take it. Holger Vester took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Holger Vester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 41st minute of the match. Holger Vester stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grabiel Escorcia's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Hammarby IF's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Holger Vester reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Hammarby IF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Nacional were winning 0-1.

In the 53rd minute Gösta Söderberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Aveiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celedonio Dominguez in the 54th minute of play. Holger Vester showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After 57 minutes Hammarby IF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Xu Sha who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Nacional's corner Walter Geromel fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Holger Vester quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gösta Söderberg in the 62nd minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute Gösta Söderberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Aveiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Aveiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gösta Söderberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Holger Vester took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Nacional fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia 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. Nacional's Walme Yurre was substituted for Mendiko Bueres. 82 minutes into the match, Gösta Söderberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristiano Aveiro. Nacional's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gösta Söderberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Grabiel Escorcia in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Holger Vester prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Holger Vester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 90th minute of the match. With a little luck, Hammarby IF's Holger Vester got control of the ball when Grabiel Escorcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Hammarby IF's zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Holger Vester came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Hammarby IF lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.