Official Cup

Råsunda 1891
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mikael Meck kicked off to start the match. Ronny Westerberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Codruț Uncheşu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that William Rigg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronny Westerberg was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Melchester Rovers's Ronny Westerberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Otopeanu in the 11th minute of play. Ronny Westerberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Rigg, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute of the match The Valar got a corner. Melchester Rovers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alfred Hajto ran over to the corner to take the kick. 17 minutes into the match, Melchester Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when William Rigg came free, but Ronny Westerberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 played minutes Melchester Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Henry Vestlund. 21 minutes into the match, William Rigg notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Melchester Rovers's Ronny Westerberg. Ronny Westerberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 24 minutes of play, The Valar's William Rigg made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ronny Westerberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ronny Westerberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Rigg in the 27th minute of the match. Ronny Westerberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Rigg in the 28th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling William Rigg in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ronny Westerberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers William Rigg in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ronny Westerberg saved Melchester Rovers from getting behind. Emmanuel Canturri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikael Meck in the 34th minute of the match. William Rigg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Ronny Westerberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of The Valar booed when Melchester Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Örjan Kvick didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, William Rigg managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Valar's supporters rose to their feet, but William Rigg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronny Westerberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Henry Vestlund got a throw-in 41 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mårten Abrahamsson. After a rather tough play, The Valar's Martin Mols got a free kick in the 42nd minute. A collision led to Melchester Rovers getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Stig Vikström hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when William Rigg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Henry Vestlund charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henry Vestlund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Valar booed when Melchester Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Vestlund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfred Hajto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronny Westerberg having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, The Valar's Alfred Hajto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronny Westerberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikael Meck in the 66th minute of play forced The Valar's goalkeeper Emmanuel Canturri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melchester Rovers's Ronny Westerberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Melchester Rovers from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Melchester Rovers's zone, William Rigg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronny Westerberg came out of the goal and William Rigg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Valar's attentive Marian Otopeanu managed to snatch the ball when Mårten Abrahamsson made a throw-in in the 81st minute of the game. William Rigg didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-3 via right post in the game's 83rd minute. The Valar's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! 89 minutes into the game, Manwë Vala threw the ball into play from the sideline. Melchester Rovers's Hans Svensson quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ian Ekenberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emmanuel Canturri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, William Rigg 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. Manwë Vala charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manwë Vala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 95 played minutes The Valar got a freekick which was hit by Manwë Vala.