Official Cup

Kickerz Stadium
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdi Mehmet Rakim got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dimcho Bobchev saved FC Kickerz from getting behind. In the 7th minute Carl Kilström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimcho Bobchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikael Stenström got free with Ludo Vanden Bossche in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fredrik Brandin charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fredrik Brandin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Kickerz's Fredrik Brandin got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Dimcho Bobchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Kilström in the 25th minute of play forced The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Ludo Vanden Bossche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Kilström in the 28th minute of play forced The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Ludo Vanden Bossche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Everett Hawks's Imral Kurniawan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gu Bang Jun in the 33 minute of the game. Dimcho Bobchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fre van Eijnde, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Fredrik Brandin was shown his second yellow card after 38 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Fredrik Brandin hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Abdi Mehmet Rakim put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Dimcho Bobchev. The supporters of The Everett Hawks booed when FC Kickerz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ted Eriksson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Feijo Fresnos's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Dimcho Bobchev on his right side and into the goal. 46 minutes into the game it was 1-3. The FC Kickerz players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Everett Hawks were winning 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Franco Prandini to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Kilström in the 51st minute of play forced The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Ludo Vanden Bossche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franco Prandini, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Abdi Mehmet Rakim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Dimcho Bobchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Prandini in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gu Bang Jun in the 69th minute of play forced The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Ludo Vanden Bossche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, The Everett Hawks's goal looked a bit too open when Gu Bang Jun came free, but Ludo Vanden Bossche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, Mikael Stenström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kickerz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Everett Hawks the free kick. In the 70th minute, Mikael Stenström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Kickerz's Dimcho Bobchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 71st minute of play. Abdi Mehmet Rakim might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dimcho Bobchev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdi Mehmet Rakim ran back to his position shaking his head. Dimcho Bobchev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdi Mehmet Rakim's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Kilström in the 80th minute of play. Willem-Jan Grootjans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimcho Bobchev having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Abdi Mehmet Rakim reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dimcho Bobchev. The goal made the score 1-4. The FC Kickerz fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. The Everett Hawks were clearly better and deserved to take the win.