Official Cup

Maracana Stadium
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kasper Bivall made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 minutes of play, Flamengo's Kasper Bivall made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Håkan Wiklund was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpected shot in the 8th minute by Arturo Espiridion got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jammy Van Essche in the 15th minute of play forced Flamengo's goalkeeper August Hjortberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kasper Bivall might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Håkan Wiklund. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kasper Bivall ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kasper Bivall in the 19th minute of play forced RACINGUS's goalkeeper Håkan Wiklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Kasper Bivall's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Håkan Wiklund was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 21st minute Kasper Bivall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Håkan Wiklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Håkan Wiklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kasper Bivall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. RACINGUS's Håkan Wiklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kasper Bivall in the 24th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, RACINGUS's goal looked a bit too open when Kasper Bivall came free, but Håkan Wiklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Håkan Wiklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kasper Bivall in the 31st minute of the match. If Arturo Espiridion had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rdth minute of the game Kasper Bivall who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RACINGUS's Håkan Wiklund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Håkan Wiklund was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kasper Bivall showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 47 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leonides Chago was the one to do the kick off. RACINGUS's Håkan Wiklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kasper Bivall in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute of the match Flamengo got a corner. RACINGUS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stig-Arne Ekerot ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Flamengo's corner Stig-Arne Ekerot fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Håkan Wiklund quite easily take care of the ball. If Kasper Bivall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Håkan Wiklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kasper Bivall in the 60th minute of the match. Flamengo's Fredric Zander was substituted for Edwardt Balmett. Håkan Wiklund stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kasper Bivall's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kasper Bivall in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Håkan Wiklund saved RACINGUS from getting behind. August Hjortberg was a little too slow when Amador Raymond got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 3-1. Flamengo's Kasper Bivall got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Flamengo made a substitution. Elliott Gustafsson replaced Basílio Ornelas. When Kasper Bivall came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Flamengo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kasper Bivall couldn't finish the play. After 83 minutes of play, Flamengo's Kasper Bivall made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Håkan Wiklund was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 86 minutes of play, Flamengo's Kasper Bivall made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Håkan Wiklund was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kasper Bivall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Håkan Wiklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kasper Bivall in the 90th minute of the match. When Jammy Van Essche fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RACINGUS's protests and gave Jammy Van Essche a yellow card for diving instead. Jammy Van Essche hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Håkan Wiklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kasper Bivall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kasper Bivall in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Håkan Wiklund saved RACINGUS from getting behind. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for RACINGUS! In the 95th minute there was a penalty for Flamengo. Henrik Kilström stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Håkan Wiklund. 6-1.