Official Cup

Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valentin Valentine started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Mansfield Town FC were awarded a corner. Maximilian Seger went to the cornerflag to take it. Elias Firmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Sandell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Galmock FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Maximilian Seger was slow to take the kick. During this time Mansfield Town FC's players had a chance to rest. Elias Firmin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximilian Seger in the 11th minute of the match. With a little luck, Mansfield Town FC's Hampus Gallberg got control of the ball when Valentin Valentine tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 16th minute Claudio-Paul Caniggia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hampus Gallberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elias Firmin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Sandell in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Andreas Sandell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elias Firmin. Galmock FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andreas Sandell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 27 minutes into the match, Galmock FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Sandell came free, but Elias Firmin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Galmock FC's Elias Firmin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Sandell in the 27th minute of play. Claudio-Paul Caniggia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hampus Gallberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Galmock FC's Elias Firmin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Sandell in the 35th minute of play. Valentin Valentine could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Hampus Gallberg made a huge save. In the 44th minute of the match Galmock FC got a corner. Mansfield Town FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cesar Belo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Galmock FC's Cesar Belo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hampus Gallberg in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tor Olofsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Elias Firmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximilian Seger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tor Olofsson's late challenge caught a Galmock FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tor Olofsson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th minute, Tor Olofsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elias Firmin made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Andreas Sandell sent off a good shot on target. Elias Firmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Sandell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Seger in the 67th minute of play forced Galmock FC's goalkeeper Elias Firmin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Valentin Valentine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hampus Gallberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mansfield Town FC's Hampus Gallberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Valentine in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Tor Olofsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elias Firmin. Galmock FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tor Olofsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 87 minutes into the match, Galmock FC's goal looked a bit too open when Frans Blixt came free, but Elias Firmin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Michael Gudmundsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elias Firmin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mansfield Town FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.