Official Cup

Finninge Arena
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) 2 minutes into the game, Finninge Fotboll's Isaac Sandberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casper Kleen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Andrew Baller might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casper Kleen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrew Baller ran back to his position shaking his head. If Andrew Baller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrew Baller got free with Casper Kleen in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Mean Machine defense, Isaac Sandberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Casper Kleen. The Mean Machine fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Casper Kleen should have stopped the shot. If Andrew Baller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 27 minutes into the match, Finninge Fotboll's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Alebäck came free, but Fredric Ahlén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Andrew Baller notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Mean Machine's Casper Kleen. Casper Kleen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Isaac Sandberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casper Kleen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isaac Sandberg ran back to his position shaking his head. If Isaac Sandberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Finninge Fotboll getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Isaac Sandberg hit a great ball. Andrew Baller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Kleen having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andrew Baller to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Mean Machine's Stig-Arne Wallin got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 52nd minute of the match Henning Kempf sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Casper Kleen skillfully saved the ball. In the 52nd match minute, Mean Machine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Frykberg to maneuver through the defense. Fredric Ahlén stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Henry Alebäck's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 60th minute Finninge Fotboll were awarded a corner. Henning Kempf went to the cornerflag to take it. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Andrew Baller put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Casper Kleen. Mean Machine made a substitution. Krister Thedin replaced Folke Bergqvist. In the 68thth minute of the game Andrew Baller who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mean Machine's Casper Kleen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, Krister Thedin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Edmund Holmgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Baller in the 74th minute of play forced Mean Machine's goalkeeper Casper Kleen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrew Baller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andrew Baller in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Casper Kleen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Casper Kleen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Liljeström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mean Machine made a substitution. Calle Nyström replaced Stig-Arne Wallin. Richard Liljeström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Casper Kleen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Krister Thedin charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Krister Thedin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Krister Thedin kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Henning Kempf got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Casper Kleen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Casper Kleen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaac Sandberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Finninge Fotboll had played much better football throughout.