Official Cup

Skatornas näste
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gustav Hybbert started the match with the kick off. Valter Berglund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of The Skates booed when Hallands Riviera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valter Berglund didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Hallands Riviera's goalkeeper Alex Svanberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vilhelm Karlstedt. Alex Svanberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustav Hybbert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Omar Gallego hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Jens-Ola Lund stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ivan Malmgren's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Alex Svanberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustav Hybbert in the 21st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vilhelm Karlstedt got free with Alex Svanberg in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rd minute, Gustav Hybbert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alex Svanberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The audience was convinced that Ivan Malmgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jens-Ola Lund was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Hallands Riviera's Alex Svanberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Hallands Riviera from getting a goal against them. A collision led to The Skates getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Kjell Fribäck hit a great ball. In the 34th minute of the match, Gustav Hybbert got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alex Svanberg was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a little luck, Hallands Riviera's Alex Svanberg got control of the ball when Gustav Hybbert tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 37th minute Gustav Hybbert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Svanberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustav Hybbert received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alex Svanberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Gustav Hybbert slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 39th minute. After 43 played minutes Hallands Riviera got a freekick which was hit by Qi Yao Ping. In the 46th minute, Ivan Malmgren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jens-Ola Lund was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when George Alkvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. George Alkvist scored 2-2 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jens-Ola Lund, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 59 minutes into the match, The Skates's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Browall came free, but Jens-Ola Lund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ragnar Biörling in the 60th minute of play forced Hallands Riviera's goalkeeper Alex Svanberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Hallands Riviera's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Degas came free, but Alex Svanberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jens-Ola Lund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Malmgren in the 63rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, George Alkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hallands Riviera's supporters rose to their feet, but George Alkvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jens-Ola Lund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jens-Ola Lund made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Alkvist in the 69th minute. Alex Svanberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vilhelm Karlstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Gustav Hybbert scored 3-2 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Svanberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Hallands Riviera booed when The Skates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Eklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Hallands Riviera's Ivan Malmgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jens-Ola Lund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alex Svanberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Degas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgar Degas struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Alex Svanberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Skates. Hallands Riviera's Alex Svanberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Venancio Guillen in the 82nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gustav Hybbert in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alex Svanberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alex Svanberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustav Hybbert, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Alex Svanberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustav Hybbert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 96 minutes, Kent Browall managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hallands Riviera's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kent Browall was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.