Official Cup

Grasmere Fields
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nickolaj Nickerson started the match with the kick off. Quentin Cobb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Python in the 10th minute of play. Seb Towler was extremely unlucky when he, in the 12th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Nickolaj Nickerson did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Måns Sigfridsson 14 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jens-Erik Moberg came free, but Quentin Cobb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nickolaj Nickerson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. German Lon kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When Harlow AFC's Nickolaj Nickerson in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Skollholmen FC's goalie prevented a goal. 31 minutes into the match, Skollholmen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dedé Neto came free, but Måns Sigfridsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Seb Towler took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Måns Sigfridsson to make any attempt to save it. Charlie Nyström hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After 40 played minutes, Harlow AFC's Ryan Chivers shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Måns Sigfridsson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Harlow AFC reached it. Skollholmen FC's Måns Sigfridsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Zappacosta in the 41st minute of play. Frank Zappacosta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot by Ryan Chivers from long distance, 47 minutes into the match, got Måns Sigfridsson's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.

The wind increased when Erland Alebom made the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Nickolaj Nickerson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skollholmen FC's Måns Sigfridsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 56th minute of play forced Skollholmen FC's goalkeeper Måns Sigfridsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 58th minute of play forced Skollholmen FC's goalkeeper Måns Sigfridsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Frank Zappacosta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Måns Sigfridsson was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 60th minute, Frank Zappacosta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harlow AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arne Lund during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Harlow AFC booed when Skollholmen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arne Lund didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the game, Dedé Neto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Harlow AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Skollholmen FC the free kick. A collision led to Harlow AFC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Dedé Neto hit a great ball. After 70 played minutes Skollholmen FC got a freekick which was hit by Charlie Nyström. Måns Sigfridsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nickolaj Nickerson's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Jens-Erik Moberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Quentin Cobb made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Nickolaj Nickerson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Måns Sigfridsson was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 80th minute Harlow AFC were awarded a corner. Ryan Chivers went to the cornerflag to take it. Ryan Chivers made a great header on Harlow AFC's corner, it was just that Skollholmen FC's Måns Sigfridsson managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 81st minute of play forced Skollholmen FC's goalkeeper Måns Sigfridsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Måns Sigfridsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson in the 82nd minute of play. After 89 minutes, Nickolaj Nickerson made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. Skollholmen FC's Måns Sigfridsson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Nickolaj Nickerson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Måns Sigfridsson was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Zappacosta in the 94th minute of play forced Skollholmen FC's goalkeeper Måns Sigfridsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nickolaj Nickerson succeeded in the game's 95th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 7-1. When the referee ended the match the Harlow AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.