Prized/Friendly Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th match minute, North Pole Kickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximilian Gustafsson to maneuver through the defense. 9 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's Zlatan Nickerson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Folke Bure narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, North Pole Kickers's Folke Bure got control of the ball when Carlinhos Félix tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Carlinhos Félix took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Folke Bure to make any attempt to save it. Zlatan Nickerson struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Folke Bure didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Here Comes the Hammer. In the 14th match minute, North Pole Kickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Forsberg to maneuver through the defense. When Anders Byström came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the North Pole Kickers 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 Anders Byström couldn't finish the play. After 19 minutes, Anders Byström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the North Pole Kickers and the Here Comes the Hammer players grew even worse after the yellow card. Anders Byström kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Folke Bure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Nickerson in the 31st minute of the match. In the 38th match minute, Here Comes the Hammer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Song Hao Feng to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st match minute, North Pole Kickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximilian Gustafsson to maneuver through the defense. Zlatan Nickerson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Folke Bure having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 55th minute Zlatan Nickerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Bure saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Hasse Brasse threw the ball into play from the sideline. North Pole Kickers's Andréas Åkerman quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Johannes Axelsson made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Villiam Tholsson sent off a good shot on target. Anders Byström was extremely unlucky when he, in the 67th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Villiam Tholsson charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Villiam Tholsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, North Pole Kickers's Villiam Tholsson got a free kick in the 77th minute. North Pole Kickers's Andréas Åkerman managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hasse Brasse in the 79 minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Villiam Tholsson got free with Johannes Axelsson in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anders Byström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Johannes Axelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Here Comes the Hammer were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of North Pole Kickers for a fine match.