Official Cup

ARENA ELBLĄG
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Segundo Abecia kicked off to start the match. A nice corner shot did that Damian Posadzki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aron Dahlbom quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rudolf Josefsson hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Alf Säfström kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Damian Posadzki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damian Posadzki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 13th minute, Segundo Abecia got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of MAFFIAN booed when LIRA ELBLĄG SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wasyl Sokol didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute George Svensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efraín Zercalde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to MAFFIAN getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Kristoffer Nyberg hit a great ball. Kristoffer Nyberg hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Segundo Abecia who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Aron Dahlbom when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Aron Dahlbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dawid Wallach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute of the match, Dawid Wallach tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aron Dahlbom saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Aron Dahlbom made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Segundo Abecia sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the LIRA ELBLĄG SSA defense, Thomas Wassberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Efraín Zercalde. The LIRA ELBLĄG SSA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Efraín Zercalde should have stopped the shot. Dawid Wallach's late challenge caught a MAFFIAN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dawid Wallach helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th minute, Dawid Wallach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dawid Wallach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Efraín Zercalde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Wassberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thomas Wassberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match, Thomas Wassberg got a very nice opportunity to score, but Efraín Zercalde was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Efraín Zercalde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Wassberg in the 58th minute. With his leg Efraín Zercalde managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when MAFFIAN's Thomas Wassberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thomas Wassberg in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Efraín Zercalde, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Alex Vallin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. MAFFIAN's Torgny Mogren was substituted for Thomas Wassberg. Torgny Mogren in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Efraín Zercalde, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Efraín Zercalde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Torgny Mogren in the 75th minute. Torgny Mogren in the 77thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Efraín Zercalde, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Dawid Wallach's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aron Dahlbom read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. After 80 minutes MAFFIAN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Damian Posadzki who took care of the corner kick. The corner led LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Damian Posadzki to fire away a dangerous shot which Aron Dahlbom despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Torgny Mogren in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Efraín Zercalde, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Torgny Mogren did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Efraín Zercalde 86 minutes into the match. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Bogdan Nazaria quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alf Säfström, made in the 90th minute of the game. In the 93rd minute, Segundo Abecia got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Aron Dahlbom stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dawid Wallach's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. MAFFIAN walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.